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2011-12-16T10:45:00.000-08:00

Kodak ScanMate i920

2011-12-14T09:40:00.000-08:00

The Small, But Powerful Way To Clear Off Your Desk

The compact KODAK SCANMATE i920 Scanner saves desk space with its small footprint, and saves time by automating repetitive tasks. Plus, it creates crisp, clear images and easily readable text on the first scan. So you can make quick work of those unexpected scanning tasks. And get back to business.

With Kodak’s Smart Touch functionality, the KODAK SCANMATE i920 gets important business documents into your information network in an instant. That’s because Smart Touch automates multiple-step scanning operations by capturing, processing, and sending information for you. At the touch of a button, Smart Touch helps you make e-mail attachments, picture files, searchable PDFs, and more. Plus it files documents or sends them to “the cloud.”

Eight great things you can do with the KODAK SCANMATE i920 Scanner to get ahead.

Save space - compact, highly portable design takes up less desk space
Save time - Smart Touch performs multiple-step scanning and organizing operations automatically
Make great images - Kodak’s Perfect Page document imaging is built in — just press the button and get great images with bright colors and crisp text
Scan it all - reliably handles a wide range of documents with the 20-sheet automatic document feeder, including extra-long documents, business cards, ID cards, and embossed hard cards
Stay in contact - Bundled software helps you easily edit and synchronize business card info with your contact applications
Integrate easily - TWAIN and ISIS drivers allow quick compatibility with most scanning software
Do more - KODAK Capture Pro Software lets you quickly scan, process, utilize, and manage documents - no third-party software to buy
Get peace of mind - our three-year limited warranty supports Kodak’s commitment to superior workmanship

Features:

Recommended Daily Volume: Up to 500 pages per day
Optical Resolution: 600 dpi
Throughput Speeds: Black and White/Grayscale: up to 20 ppm/40 ipm at 200 dpi - Color: up to 15 ppm/30 ipm at 200 dpi
Feeder: ADF up to 20 sheets
Connectivity: USB 2.0
Bundled Software: TWAIN, ISIS, WIA drivers, Smart Touch & New Soft Presto! BizCard
Imaging Features: Perfect Page Scanning, iThresholding, automatic image straightening (deskew), auto cropping, image rotation, electronic color dropout, dual stream scanning, image merge, image edge fill, content-based blank page removal, automatic brightness and contrast
File Format Outputs: Single and mutli-page TIFF, JPEG, RTF, BMP, single and multi-page PDF, searchable PDF
Dimensions: Height: 78 mm (3.1 in.) with tray closed
Width: 289 mm (11.4 in.) with tray closed
Depth: 107 mm (4.2 in.) with tray closed
Weight: 1.2 kg (2.7 lbs) without power

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New Canon P-215 Scan-tini

2011-11-08T12:21:00.000-08:00

The P-215 Scan-tini personal document scanner is an ideal solution for bothWindows and Mac environments. Complete with a built-in card reader, theP-215 scanner’s compact size, simple use, and high quality imaging bringsophistication to mobile and portable information capture, storage, andcollaboration.
TheP-215 is the latest addition to Canon’s successful Scan-tini family of personaldocument scanners. Scan-tini scanners are highly-portable and mobile,easy-to-use devices for individuals to use from the convenience of anylocation. The P-215 brings to this family of devices new features andenhancements to advance and innovate distributed document capture.
P-215 User Applications: The P-215 scanner wasdesigned to improve individual productivity anywhere, from the Small Office /Home Office (SOHO), to large enterprises, to classrooms, and traveling inbetween. It can help meet the document capture needs of stationary usersand “road warriors” in healthcare, financial services, government, and manyother areas. P-215 scanner users can conveniently executegeneral purpose, distributed scanning tasks to maximize businessefficiencies. Aside from its small size and light weight, the flexibilityof the P-215 is seen in its back-end capabilities. A comprehensivesoftware suite allows for more forward-thinking end-to-end imaging solutions,and use in both Windows and Mac environments. The P-215 was designed toraise the bar on mobile and portable document scanning in a rapidly evolvingpersonal scanner segment.
P-215 Highlighted Abilities and Advantages:
• Built-in card reader to expand the types of documents that can be scanned toinclude embossed plastic cards
• Portable and mobile-11 inches long and just over two pounds–for document scanning efficiencies inany setting
• “Plug-and-Scan” without loading drivers or imaging applications for easy and instantaneous use
• Windows ISIS / TWAIN and Mac TWAIN drivers included for easy scanner sharing between usersof either operating system
• Canon CaptureOnTouch, with a new user interface, to simplifyscanning tasks and scandirectly to cloud applications such as Microsoft SharePoint, Evernote, andGoogle Docs
• Can achieve maximum speeds via a single USB cable, for more convenient scanning in and outof the office
• Scans up to 15 pages per minute and holds up to 20 documents in itsADF for furtherproductivity
• Canon Generation Green program participation, plus EU RoHS andEnergy Star regulatory compliances, for an environmentally conscious solution
• eCarePAK options are available for hardware investment protection

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Free 2-Year Warranty on Select Panasonic Scanner Models!

2011-09-20T13:21:00.000-07:00

Panasonic announced the availability of a free 2-Year Warranty on select scanner models purchased between July 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011.

This will extend the end-user’s standard 1-Year Advance Exchange warranty for 1 more year from the original expiration after registration of the scanner.
This free warranty is up to a $995 value!

Benefits of this warranty include:
• No need to schedule service personnel
• Replacement unit is sent in advance – No waiting for the defective unit to be returned
• Reduced downtime – Up and running, in most cases, by the next business day

The following units, along with their –J (Government Model) and –V (VRS Elite Bundled Model) counterparts will be eligible for the 2-Year scanner warranty:
- KV-S1025C
- KV-S1045C
- KV-S2028C
- KV-S2048C
- KV-S3065CW
- KV-S3065CL
- KV-S4065CL
- KV-S4065CW
- KV-S5055C
- KV-S7075C

Promotion Terms and Conditions
1. Promotion valid for any quantity of scanner main units.
2. To claim the free extended warranty, please fill out the “Scanner Registration Form” which will be available on PSNAdealer.com.
3. Offer excludes any models not listed specifically above.
4. Offer valid July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011.
5.Panasonic reserves the right to alter or cancel this promotion at any time.

To order a Panasonic document scanner please visit our website or call us at (212) 779-0800.

New Canon imageFORMULA DR-M160 Document Scanner

2011-09-08T07:24:00.000-07:00

Canon U.S.A, introduced the latest addition to its award-winning imageFORMULA lineup, the Canon DR-M160 document scanner. The Canon DR-M160 scanner has excellent performance and document capacity. Scanning up to 60 pages-per-minute / 120 images per minute, and holding up to 60 sheets in the Automatic Document Feeder, it quickly and effectively captures and stores business information, scanning both sides of a document in a single pass. At less than a foot long and wide, the DR-M160 scanner can help enhance the workflow in space-constrained areas. The Canon DR-M160 scanner includes improved gradation levels and capabilities such as Background Smoothing and Shadow Cropping, for high quality scanning that demonstrates Canon's imaging expertise.

The Canon DR-M160 scanner is bundled with Windows ISIS/TWAIN drivers for easy integration with third-party Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems. With a combination of performance, convenience and flexibility, the Canon imageFORMULA DR-M160 scanner is a compact document imaging solution that is ideal for a variety of office environments.

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Total Productivity Solutions from Panasonic

2011-08-26T09:15:00.000-07:00

Now all Panasonic V-Models include Kofax VRS Elite version software.

The benefits of VRS Elite:
* New User Interface It’s more than just image quality… VRS Elite also improves throughput and efficiency

Auto Profiles- Automatically applies correct profile at runtime. Train Kofax VRS Elite to apply profiles using Geometric form types. Enable Auto Profile from Kofax VRS Elite tray icon
Scanner Health Monitoring- Kofax VRS Elite proactively alerts operators of performance issues related to the scanner lamps, feeder, roller mechanism, and other issues that affect image quality and system throughput.
Fast Production Scanning- VRS Elite uses multiple processes and multiple threads to achieve true asynchronous, parallel image processing.
Image Processing Upgrades- Added functionality includes: Content based Deskew, Rectangular Hole Fill, Image Merging, Corner Fill, Intelligent Halftone, Manual Crop

The Panasonic Scanner Advantage

Panasonic’s ToughFeed is a group of powerful scanner functions that makes your scanning experience effortless. These functions, including Staple Document Detection, Ultrasonic Double-Feed Detection, Intelligent Feed Control, paired with our Superior Roller Mechanism increase the efficiency of your scanning operation. No worries about damaging your scanner and its inner scan glass, or manual re-shuffling of scanned pages looking for what was lost in a double-feed. It helps your scanner do what a scanner is supposed to do, without any unnecessary interruption. All of our scanners also come with a state of the art Panasonic Image Enhancement Technology that enables your scans to be digitally mastered to meet the highest of quality and image perfection standards.

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Model Number	Rated Speed	Daily Duty Cycle	MSRP	Your Price
KV-S1025C-V	26ppm	1000/day	~~$1095.00~~	$886.73
KV-S1045C-V	40ppm	2000/day	~~$1425.00~~	$985.51
KV-S2028C-V	24ppm	4000/day	~~$1535.00~~	$1189.79
KV-S2048C-V	43ppm	6000/day	~~$3955.00~~	$2413.26
KV-S5055C-V	90ppm	15000/day	~~$5935.00~~	$3618.21
KV-S3065CL-V	67ppm	10000/day	~~$7231.00~~	$4484.18
KV-S3065CW-V	75ppm	10000/day	~~$8419.00~~	$4978.06
KV-S4065CL-V	65ppm	30000/day	~~$8851.00~~	$5275.51
KV-S4065CW-V	80ppm	30000/day	~~$9823.00~~	$5835.61
KV-S7075C-V	75ppm	15000/day	~~$9715.00~~	$6336.22
KV-S4085CL-V	85ppm	50000/day	~~$12955.00~~	$7944.65
KV-S4085CW-V	100ppm	50000/day	~~$14035.00~~	$8473.36

New Canon imageFORMULA DR-C125 Document Scanner

2011-08-17T08:45:00.000-07:00

We are pleased to announce the release of the new imageFORMULA DR-C125 document scanner (item # 5005B002AA, MSRP $495). The DR-C125 Document Scanner’s innovative space-saving design makes it a standout in any office environment for improving information accessibility, management, and collaboration. Its flexibility and high image quality are only surpassed by its easy use, making it ideal for converting and capturing paper-based documents to digital format.

DR-C125 User Applications:

The DR-C125 scanner is ideal for general purpose distributed scanning of a variety of document types. In corporate or remote offices, this scanner is well-suited for use by individuals or small workgroups to modernize paper-based processes, increasing efficiency and productivity. Legal services, financial services, healthcare, government, and other sectors can benefit from its small size and easy use.

DR-C125 Highlighted Abilities and Advantages:

• Top feeding and top eject, combined with a unique upright design and side cable routing, for a small operational footprint perfect for space-constrained areas
• Face-up feeding, Full Auto Mode, and both Windows and Mac operating system compatibility for very easy use
• One-of-a-kind “U-turn” path feeding and optional straight feeding to handle varied documents including thick documents, plastic ID cards, and driver licenses, and a Long Document Mode for handling up to 118” documents, for superior flexibility
• Background Smoothing, Auto Resolution setting, and Shadow Cropping for high image quality
• Canon Generation Green program participation, plus RoHS and Energy Star regulatory compliances, for an environmentally conscious solution
• eCarePAK is available for hardware investment protection
• Bundled Canon CaptureOnTouch software allows users to scan directly to cloud applications such as Microsoft SharePoint and Evernote
• ISIS and TWAIN drivers enable easy integration with a variety of third party software applications

Please call us today at 212-779-0800 to order this scanner.

New Kodak i5800 Scanner

2011-08-04T08:01:00.000-07:00

Intelligence and power, on many levels

Part of the Kodak i5000 Scanner Series, the i5800 Scanner delivers up to 210 ppm true performance (with all imaging features enabled), and provides a height-adjustable pedestal, offering the ideal scanning position for every operator.

It’s a better, ergonomically correct answer for superior production scanning, featuring Kodak Dynamic Flow Technology, our breakthrough digital architecture that delivers optimized memory allocation and processing paths. It’s a complete customizable solution aligned with end user business goals – only from Kodak, the high-volume market leader.

— Benefit from intelligence and power on many levels —

Offers the ideal scanning position for every operator —
through a height adjustable transport

Significantly reduces document prep and handling times —
with problem free feeding of diverse batches and controlled stacking

Finds the fastest way to scan, perform imaging
functions, extract data —
via Kodak Dynamic Flow Technology

Improves accuracy with streak filtering —
plus all the additional automated image
enhancement features of Kodak’s Perfect Page
technology

Makes complex and repeat functions one-button easy —
with programmable function keys

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Xerox DocuMate 4440 - Document scanner - Duplex

2011-07-06T13:20:00.000-07:00

The DocuMate 4440 is a fast and easy to use scanner that enables users with an effective way to greatly reduce paper chaos, storage requirements, and security risks associated with unorganized paperwork at home or the office. The DocuMate 4440 is packed with features that will change how you look at and manage paper documents and information.

Main Specifications


General
Type	Document scanner - desktop
Max Supported Document Size	8.5 in x 38 in
Width	11.6 in
Depth	12.8 in
Height	15.7 in
Weight	7.9 lbs

Scanner
Input Type	Color
Grayscale Depth (External)	8-bit (256 gray levels)
Color Depth (External)	24-bit (16.7 million colors)
Optical Resolution	600 dpi
Scan Mode	Single/duplex pass
Automatic Duplexing	Yes
Scan Element Type	Dual CCD
Max Document Scan Speed B/W	40 ppm
Max Document Scan Speed Color	40 ppm
Duty Cycle	3000 scans per day
Scanner Speed Details	80 ipm - duplex black&white (back) 200 dpi (back) 80 ipm - duplex color (back) 150 dpi (back) 40 ppm black&white (back) 200 dpi (back) 40 ppm color (back) 150 dpi (back)
Scanner Features	Visioneer OneTouch with Kofax VRS Technology
Compliant Standards	TWAIN, ISIS, WIA

Media Handling
Max Document Size	8.5 in x 14 in
Supported Document Type	Plain paper
Supported Document Size Details	ADF - up to 8.5 in x 38 in Flatbed - up to Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
Document Feeder Type	Autoload
Feeder Capacity	50 sheets

Expansion / Connectivity
Interfaces	1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type B

Miscellaneous
Cables Included	1 x USB cable

Environmental Standards
ENERGY STAR Qualified	Yes

Power
Power Device	Power adapter - external
Power Consumption Operational ( Standby )	30 Watt ( 5 Watt )

Software / System Requirements
Software Included	Kofax VirtualReScan, Nuance OmniPage Professional, Nuance PaperPort, Visioneer OneTouch
OS Required	Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista
System Requirements Details	Windows XP SP2 - Pentium 4 - RAM 512 MB - HD 350 MB Windows 7/Vista - Pentium 4 - RAM 1 GB - HD 350 MB

Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support	1 year warranty
Service & Support Details	Limited warranty - 1 year Product info support - web support Technical support - phone consulting

Kodak designs in-store scanning system

2011-05-21T11:41:00.000-07:00

Kodak has designed a walk-up photo scanning system to give libraries, specialty retailers and other photo-intensive retail environments an opportunity to provide new client services and revenue streams.

According to a press release, the Kodak Picture Saver Scanning System PS450 allows for photographic prints and memorabilia to be converted into digital files for photo books, digital slide shows, digital frames, online albums and sharing sites, and social media.

The system expands Kodak's growing family of professional batch photo scanning systems, which include the PS410 and PS810, and offers new revenue potential for organizations wishing to provide a self-serve photo conversion service. According to the release, the PS450 uses easy and intuitive workflow software that guides the consumer and tracks order amounts as they scan and enhance their images. Administrator functions enable control over settings including customer output, image enhancement, prices and taxes. Libraries can benefit from a customized photo solution that addresses the opportunity for self-funding, while increasing customer engagement in their communities.
Kodak tested units at a number of public libraries, including the Liverpool Public Library in Liverpool, N.Y., near Syracuse, N.Y. Librarians and patrons used the systems in everyday situations to gauge ease of use and applicability of the payment methodology.

"Libraries and retail shops can now provide patrons with an easy way to preserve printed memories," said Andre Bailey, worldwide product manager, Kodak Capture Systems, Kodak's Business Solutions and Services Group. "Kodak has created an optimal photo scanning experience easily adopted by both experts and novice users."

PS450 Features

Through its Kodak Gentle Photo Handling feature, the PS450 scans up to 30 pictures per minute at a resolution of 300 dpi. Image-enhancing features include Kodak Perfect Touch Technology, red-eye removal, auto-deskew, auto-cropping, image rotation and auto-sharpening. Optional A3 (tabloid) and A4-size (letter) flatbed scanners are available for bound, fragile or oversize materials. Once scanned, the included Kodak Picture Saver Scanning Software enables users to seamlessly burn images to a variety of media, including CD, DVD, Kodak Picture CD and portable USB drives. Payment is enabled by an included tabletop device that accepts major credit and debit cards.

Additionally, the PS450 can be leveraged through the administrator as a document scanner, via Kodak's Smart Touch feature (installed and managed separately from the PS450 software) for customizable one-touch scanning to a user's destination of choice. The administrator can create PDF, TIFF or JPEG files and email to a recipient or save them to the chosen storage media.

In the press release, Jeanine Thiemel, worldwide portfolio director of Capture Systems for Kodak's Business Solutions and Services Group, said, "Photo scanning systems represent a significant revenue opportunity for all types of organizations. Business owners, like retailers, can capitalize on solutions that drive traffic to their stores and monetize photo collections in new ways, while libraries can tap into a resource that attracts new members of the community—like artists, photographers, historians, and others. "

The PS450 comes equipped with a Scanning Event Promotion Kit, including marketing materials to assist with the promotion of the new service to clients. Materials include both electronic and print formats to quickly engage new clients.

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***article from http://www.selfserviceworld.com

Canon CanoScan 9000F is Film-Friendly

2011-05-13T11:29:00.000-07:00

Canon CanoScan 9000F is designed with film-faithful photographers in mind.

Canon boasts that the new scanner has the highest resolution yet in its line, putting out film scans of 9600×9600 dpi in 48-bit color with its CCD sensor. The scanner can process mounted 35mm slides, 35mm filmstrips, and 120 formats.

In addition to improvements to standard scanner capabilities, the scanner comes loaded with FARE 3 technology, which Canon says provides automatic dust and scratch removal, as well as correction for fading, grain and backlight.

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Total Productivity Solutions from Panasonic

2011-05-05T11:04:00.000-07:00

Panasonic now offers KoFax’s Virtual ReScan (VRS) software bundled with selected models of Panasonic scanners.

What is VRS? Virtual ReScan Professional is an image enhancement tool. It integrates with the user’s scanning application and includes many
advanced features. VRS works hand-in-hand with the user’s scanning
application and Panasonic scanner. When the user initiates a scan
request from the scanning application, VRS evaluates and processes the request based on the image type (color, bitonal, or grayscale). Once the image is scanned, VRS applies adjustments as appropriate and then sends the processed image back to the scanning application.

BUNDLE PACKAGE INCLUDES:
Panasonic Scanner and Kofax Software DVD
DVD Includes: VRS (Virtual ReScan) Professional v 4.5, WorkgroupType (Production type included with mid-volume scanner models)

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New Xerox DocuMate 4799 and 4790 Document Scanners

2011-04-13T10:35:00.000-07:00

Xerox' experience in the field of office equipment and peripherals is unquestionable, and for this reason, the launch of any new such item is quite noteworthy, as is the case with the company's latest document scanners, models DocuMate 4799 and DocuMate 4790.

Both new scanners target the busy enterprise environment, and in order to meet the needs of busy offices, the Xerox DocuMate 4799 has been equipped with three advanced sensor systems, including here ltrasonic double feed detection, stapled document detection and intelligent feed control.

With the help of the aforementioned technologies, plus its advanced built-in imaging engine, the scanner ensures users that they'll be able to automatically scan documents of various types and sizes at very high speeds, of up to 100 pages per minute.

Next in line comes the Xerox DocuMate 4790 model, capable of scanning an impressive 10,000 pages per day, at some pretty OK speeds, of up to 90 pages per minute.

The device is quite easy to work with and user-friendly, due especially to the fact that it comes packed with an easy-to-read LCD screen with resolution, color mode, file type, processing and final destination of the scanned document.

It's also important to mention that both models will come bundled with a wide array of software applications designed to enable a higher level of productivity, including here Visioneer OneTouch with Kofax VRS technology, TWAIN, EMC Captiva ISIS and WIA drivers, Nuance OmniPage Pro and Kofax VRS Professional AIPE-EBC, just to name a few.

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**from http://news.softpedia.com

New Kodak Scan Station Pro 550 Network Scanner

2011-03-31T08:06:00.000-07:00

Product Brochure

KODAK Scan Station Pro 550 is a simplified one touch solution that automates data and transaction capture to feed your business process. It will provide the ability to be tailored to fit specific job requirements so that it will scan documents, extract key indexing information, enhance selected images, and forward the document image and metadata to a designated repository or business application, all with the push of a single button.

Automatically capture transactional documents and data, and kick off time-critical processes

Initiate and feed a wide array of processes – accounts payable/receivable, insurance claims, storage/receiving, shipping, estimates/offers, new patient registration, patient records/updates, and many others

Technical Specifications

Connectivity 10/100 Base T

Networking TCP/IP, DHCP or static, NT domain authentication

Interfaces

Rear panel – four USB 2.0 ports, 100 Base T Ethernet port,

one custom flatbed port. Bezel – one USB 2.0 port

Dimensions Depth: 38.1 cm (15 in.); Width: 34.9 cm (13.8 in.); Height: 20.8 cm (8.2 in.)

Feeder Up to 75 sheets

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Kofax Express 2.5 | Released

2011-03-21T07:18:00.000-07:00

Kofax released the Kofax Express 2.5. This latest release of Express includes significant advances in indexing and administration.

Zonal OCRKofax Express automatically extracts index field data from documents. Users can train Kofax Express to locate the key index information in a document and Kofax Express will automatically remember that location and extract the data from future documents, which reduces the time it takes to process documents and makes indexing much easier for users.

Rubber Band IndexingKofax Express users can now easily index documents by selecting the text in the document with their mouse. Kofax Express automatically populates the index field with the information highlighted by the user, saving keystrokes and making the indexing of documents faster and easier.

Integration with Microsoft SharePoint and Other SystemsTight integration with Microsoft SharePoint enables Kofax Express to index, classify and deliver documents and data into SharePoint for easy and fast retrieval. Kofax Express also supports direct integration with Kofax Capture and provides an export API for custom or advanced export use cases.

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New Kodak i5600 Scanner

2011-03-12T10:06:00.000-08:00

The KODAK i5000 Series Scanners will help enterprise and service bureau organizations increase their production level capture performance through optimized accuracy and automated functionality—resulting in an impressive total cost of ownership. Designed for the most diverse job streams within high-volume document environments, these new scanners provide more usable information in black and white, color or dual stream at rated speeds to digital mail rooms and document processing operations found within financial, insurance, legal and government organizations.

The i5000 Series Scanners support key customer priorities to feed more accurate information and images into a business process for action or archiving at rated speeds. Greater automation is provided through programmable function keys for job customization, requiring less operator interaction with the host. The i5000 Series Scanners have advanced capabilities in equipment intelligence, including memory optimization for increased processing power and better optical resolution capture without sub-sampling or simple interpolation of dpi to better enable Intelligent Document Recognition (IDR) and improved data extraction. Overall, the scanners’ image processing and paper handling improvements, including streak filtering and controlled stacking, greatly reduce re-scans and sorting to provide enhanced productivity.

Specifications for Kodak i5600
Throughput: 170 ppm
Recommended Daily Volume: No limit with i5000 Series Scanners
Scanning Technology: CCD
Optical Resolution: 600 dpi
Output resolution: 100 / 150 / 200 / 240 / 300 / 400 / 600 dpi
Illumination: White LEDs
Maximum Document: Width 304.8 mm (12˝)
Long Document Mode Length Up to 4.8m (189˝)
Minimum Document Size 63.5 mm x 63.5 mm (2.5˝ x 2.5˝)
Paper Thickness and Weight With standard feeder: 45 g/m2 (12 lb.) bond to 200 g/m2 (110 lb.) index
With ultra-lightweight feeder accessory: 25 g/m2 (7 lb.) rice paper to 75 g/m2 (20 lb.) bond
Feeder/Elevator: Automatic 750-sheet elevator design; automatic document feeder with four settings: continuous feed, 100-sheet, 250-sheet, 500-sheet and full 750-sheet batches
Multi-feed Detection: 5 independent ultrasonic zones
Connectivity: USB 2.0
Interface Support: TWAIN, ISIS and WIA drivers, Kofax certified
Features in the Scanner Perfect Page Technology, streak filter, controlled stacking, iThresholding, automatic color detection, autocrop, aggressive crop, deskew, content-based blank page detection and deletion, multi-color dropout, dual-stream scanning, automatic orientation now with defaults, color on the fly toggle patch, operator overrides
Output Compression: CCITT Group IV; JPEG or uncompressed output
Electrical Requirements: 100-240 V (international), 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption Sleep Mode: < 4 watts; Running: 215 watts; Standby: <1.0 watt
Environmental Factors 2009 Energy Star qualified scanners, 2008 EuP, proposed 2013 EuP
Acoustical Noise Sound Power Level: Operating < 70 dB; off mode or ready mode < than 54 dB
Recommended PC Configuration Microsoft Windows XP – P3 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, USB 2.0; Microsoft VISTA – P4 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, USB 2.0;
Microsoft Windows 7 – P4 1 GHz, 2 GB RAM, USB 2.0
Supported Operating Systems Microsoft Windows XP (32- and 64-bit);
Microsoft Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit); Microsoft Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit)
Consumables Available Feeder consumables kits, imaging guide set, printer ink cartridge and carrier, transport cleaning sheets, roller cleaning pads, printer ink blotters, Staticide Wipes, switchable black/white background
Accessories/Options Enhanced Printer Accessory for Kodak Scanners, i5200 to i5600 upgrade, manual feed shelf, Document Extenders 66.04 cm, 76.02 cm and 86.36 cm (26˝, 30˝ and 34˝)
Dimensions Height: 43.4 cm (17.1˝); Width: 69.3 cm (27.3˝); Depth: 51 cm (20.1˝) with tray closed, 65.3 cm (25.7˝) with tray open
Weight 57.6 kg (127 lbs.)

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New Kodak i5200 Scanner

2011-03-04T10:00:00.001-08:00

Beyond smart lies brilliant: a revolution in document imaging intelligence, only from Kodak

Kodak – the high-volume market leader – delivers brilliant, never-before-possible advantages for your enterprise with Kodak i5000 Series Scanners.

Breakthrough digital architecture offers logic and programmability delivering advantages for today and tomorrow – including optimized memory allocation and processing paths, and customization capabilities for your job streams

Load any mix of diverse documents and your i5000 Series Scanner will find the fastest way to scan, perform imaging functions, extract data and neatly stack originals.

Best-in-class total cost of ownership/performance
Process and manage more data per dollar – up to 33% more accurately – than select competitors, even with all imaging features enabled*.

Give your documents the intelligence they deserve
Greatly increase processing volume and accuracy to make informed decisions faster, speed up a business process, and deliver better customer service. It’s intelligence and power for your documents and enterprise, designed for less human interaction from feeding, through imaging, to stacking.

No lag, full-rated speed of 140 ppm with all imaging features enabled.

Upgrade without additional hardware purchases
Field upgradable versatility and savings – transform a Kodak i5200 Scanner to Kodak i5600 Scanner specs and performance as volumes grow.

Single component, touchscreen panel efficiency
Make repeated and complex functions one-button easy – simplify tasks, according to common job orders, with programmable function keys to minimize human interaction while improving accuracy and processing times

Wide-angle viewing with two ergonomically correct positions – vibrant, full-color touch screen

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New Fujitsu ScanSnap N1800 Network Scanner

2011-02-25T07:10:00.000-08:00

Fujitsu Introduces New ScanSnap Network Scanner Incorporating Enhanced Tools to Increase Workplace Efficiency
Ease of use, effective device deployment and additional document security features highlight the ScanSnap N1800 Network Scanner

Sunnyvale, CA, February 22, 2011 — Fujitsu, the market leader in document imaging scanners, today introduced the Fujitsu ScanSnap N1800 Network Scanner designed to simplify document collaboration for all types of organizations, including small and midsize businesses (SMBs), groups within an enterprise and across the front office to the back office. The latest network scanner added to the award-winning line of Fujitsu ScanSnap scanning solutions offers new tools to make digitizing documents simple and specialized training unnecessary, enhanced security features to combat the threat of data compromise, and added flexibility to easily create customizable interface screens for a consistent user experience. Fujitsu will be giving hands-on demonstrations of the ScanSnap N1800 Network Scanner at the Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition (Booth #5750) in Orlando, Feb. 22-24, 2011.

The Fujitsu ScanSnap N1800 Network Scanner seamlessly integrates within a company’s existing network infrastructure allowing users to easily scan and share information on the network to streamline business operations, reduce operating costs, and enhance work processes. Furthermore, over the past few years, the adoption of network scanners has gained tremendous momentum by helping organizations decrease the complex nature of scanning without compromising access to important document scanning functionality. Key features of the ScanSnap N1800 Network Scanner include:

Fast Scanning Speeds: 20 pages per minute (ppm) and true double-sided scanning speeds at 200 or 300 dots per inch (dpi) in black & white, grayscale or color mode enables for quick digitizing of documents and helps to improve Optical Character Recognition (OCR) accuracy without compromise.
Ease of Use: The ScanSnap N1800 is equipped with a new Interactive Help feature for quick and easy installation as well as operation. Additionally, the new Installation Wizard provides a simple way to install the network scanner by providing step-by-step configuration screens to get the scanner operating quickly.
Customized User Experience: Utilizing its "Job Button" feature, unique menus and buttons based on user login can be easily created for frequently used functions by users, including setting multiple fixed destinations with pre-determined scanner settings.
Large Touch-Screen Display: With its 8.4” XGA touch-screen display and a high resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels, users can easily preview scanned images in outstanding image detail before sending them to the desired destination. In addition, users can zoom, pan and rotate scanned images, delete pages or scan more pages to a batch by adding more pages to the 50 page automatic document feeder.
Scan-to Functions for General Office Use: The ScanSnap N1800 offers users easy access to valuable business functions traditionally found on multiple devices through one common interface, including scan to e-mail, scan to folder, scan to network fax or network printer, scan to FTP, and scan to Microsoft SharePoint.
Network Scanner User Editor for Local Scanner Accounts: The Network Scanner User Editor is a new software utility which allows for the creation of e-mail lists as well as user accounts either offline or directly on the ScanSnap N1800. Scanner operators can manage e-mail groups, lists and addresses with ease.
Improved Security & Compliance: Adding to an already feature-rich network scanner security platform such as support for Secure Protocols (SSL) and Encryption, the ScanSnap N1800 incorporates several new security-specific features such as Secure Initialize and Install Certificates to offer organizations additional measures to assist with compliance and regulatory issues, as well as ensure data security.
“We’re seeing many companies in paper intensive vertical markets such as healthcare, government, banking and education embrace network scanning to help them improve their business process management and efficiency and reduce their overall workplace costs,” said Therasa Bell, chief architect of the distributed clinical scanning module, Inofile, and President at Osmosyz, Inc. “Organizations are realizing that deploying a network scanning strategy is quite simple and the learning curve to quickly scan and share documents across the entire organization is minimal. We consistently receive feedback from our customers that have transitioned to a network scanner, that the fast scanning speeds, compact size and ease of use has allowed them to streamline their document capture workflow. Fujitsu’s innovative network scanners provide a perfect delivery vehicle for our Inofile solutions in healthcare and document management and the ScanSnap N1800 Network Scanner will delight our customers.”

“It’s been exciting to see the rapid adoption of network scanning over the past few years,” said Scott Francis, vice president of marketing, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. “From general users to network administrators and business managers to essentially an entire organization, businesses in a wide variety of markets are benefiting from network scanning enhancing their work processes. We’ve worked closely with our customers to incorporate new features and functionalities into the ScanSnap N1800 Network Scanner and look forward to building on the momentum we have sustained since we launched our first network scanner.”

More Innovative Features of the Fujitsu ScanSnap N1800 Network Scanner
With the ScanSnap N1800 Network Scanner Central Admin Server, network administrators can control their entire fleet of ScanSnap network scanners, including the ScanSnap fi-6010N and the N1800, via one administration console. It’s easy to push software updates to remote scanners to keep devices current, and administrators can track device status and consumable counts from anywhere to maintain optimal performance. Additional features include:

Intelligent Document Processing: Loaded with a full suite of automatic scanning features, the ScanSnap N1800 automatically detects the page size and page orientation, will automatically recognize a document as color or black & white and automatically deletes blank pages. All of these intelligent scanning features including automatic deskew and cropping of the scanned image, which are enabled by default, affords users the ability to create perfect images the first time scanned without rescanning, right out of the box.
Compact Design: The network scanner’s small footprint (11.8” W x 8.9” D x 6.8” H) allows for convenient placement in any front office or back office environment.
Quiet Operation: Low operational noise, standby and sleep mode make the ScanSnap N1800 ideal for both small business and enterprise environments.
Scanning Versatility: Long document scanning support (up to 120 inches) and mixed document handling of pages of different sizes and colors are all included as standard features on the ScanSnap N1800.
ScanSnap N1800 Network Scanner Software Development
The Fujitsu ScanSnap N1800 Network Scanner also offers developers an optional ScanSnap N1800 Software Developer Kit (SDK) Bundle, which allows software developers to create connectivity and customize the Network Scanner interface screens to the exact business need. For added business productivity, many optional third-party applications have already been developed which extend additional functionality of the ScanSnap N1800 to connect to Enterprise Content Management (ECM) repositories, Line of Business (LOB) applications or other third party systems.

* from www.fujitsu.com

Fujitsu Refurbished Scanners

2011-02-17T11:42:00.000-08:00

Refurbished equipment products have been completely restored by qualified technical staff and can be upgraded by purchasing post-warranty service contracts. All conditions such as warranty and returns apply to the purchase of refurbished units.
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Discontinuation of Canon's imageFORMULA ScanFront 220 / 220P Network Scanners

2011-02-09T11:54:00.000-08:00

Canon announced that the imageFORMULA ScanFront 220 and ScanFront 220P Network Scanners are discontinued.

Supplies are limited and orders will be fulfilled on a first come, first ship basis. To order, visit our website or call us at (212) 779-0800.

Customers currently using the ScanFront 220 / 220P Network Scanners can obtain increased functionality by transitioning to the imageFORMULA ScanFront 300 / 300P Network Scanners.

The ScanFront 300/300P are full-featured, easy to use and manage devices for capturing, converting, and sharing documents. Some advantages that ScanFront 300 / 300P have over ScanFront 220 / 220P include:

• Faster scanning and input response
• Higher resolution screen
• Scan to FAX and Scan to Printer functions
• Auto Color Detection function
• Folio Mode function
• Long Document Mode function
• ScanFront Administrator Tool for device management

ScanSnap Paper Party!

2011-02-05T10:26:00.000-08:00

It’s Easy to Manage ScanSnap Scans in the Cloud with M-Files Cloud Vault

2011-01-24T08:42:00.000-08:00

ScanSnap is helping businesses of all sizes address the inefficiencies of handling paper documents, and in the process, helping them create a more productive and green environment.

But what happens after paper documents are scanned and captured as an image file or PDF? Frequently, scanned documents simply move from traditional file cabinets to disorganized Windows folders, jumping from the frying pan into the fire, so to speak. It can often be even harder to find a document once scanned and stored on a folder on a hard drive on your system or one on the network. ‘What was the scanned document named?’ and ‘Where was it saved?’ are questions asked every day, over and over again, with countless hours lost searching for files when “going paperless” should make things easier.

M-Files Cloud Vault is a new document management service that enables scanned documents to be tagged, organized and stored in the “cloud” for instant retrieval by just typing in a tag or any word in the document. There’s no need to purchase or configure a server. It’s easy because the M-Files interface is just Windows Explorer so you access the vault the same way you access My Documents or My Computer, it’s just faster and more secure.

Moreover, literally all Windows applications are supported using the standard File Open and Save commands you already know and use every day.

Using M-Files Cloud Vault in conjunction with the ScanSnap is an ideal way to organize and manage your scanned documents, as well as any other electronic document from applications like Word, Excel, Acrobat, QuickBooks, and so on.

M-Files can also be easily customized to support a variety of businesses and industries including accounting and legal firms, medical practices, real estate offices, retail businesses, and more. Just choose the document types your business uses and the tags to help efficiently organize them, and start scanning and saving to the vault. No more chaotic folders to search, just save to the vault and tag.

*article from http://scansnapcommunity.com

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2011-01-12T11:59:00.000-08:00

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Fujitsu Introduces Next Generation Cross-Platform Portable Scanner to its ScanSnap Line

2011-01-05T10:13:00.000-08:00

New "One-Button" Mobile Scanner Quickly Digitizes Documents Wherever You Go; Scan Directly To The Cloud for Easy Organizing and Sharing

Sunnyvale, CA, January 5, 2010 — Fujitsu, the market leader in document imaging scanners, today introduced one of the world’s smallest document scanners, the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100, designed with many of the same advanced functionality and productivity features of its larger, award-winning ScanSnap predecessors. The new ultra-portable scanner, weighing just over 12 ounces and featuring a new sleek style, easily fits into a briefcase or purse and digitizes your documents anywhere, and at any time – whether at home, in the office, at a cafe or traveling around the world. Fujitsu will give live product demonstrations of its new ScanSnap S1100 at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (booth: 35861 South Hall Upper Level), January 6-9 in Las Vegas.

The ScanSnap S1100, designed for use with a PC or Mac, utilizes its innovative paper path system and fast front-side color scanning functionality to quickly scan anything from contracts and long receipts to business cards and plastic IDs. For complete flexibility and productivity at home or on the go, the ScanSnap S1100 is powered by a single USB cable, converts scanned data into searchable PDF files and even allows you to quickly transform your paperwork into editable Word and Excel files. Additionally, the ScanSnap S1100 enables you to scan documents directly to Evernote® and Google Docs™ cloud services, making your paperwork and photos easy to store, share and access from just about anywhere.

"Since the launch of the first ScanSnap in 2003 we have not only consistently expanded its features for both consumers and small office professionals, but have also broadened the product lineup to include desktop, personal and now a true mobile scanning solution," said Scott Francis, vice president of marketing, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. "Simply put, the ScanSnap S1100 takes many of the most popular and powerful features of its larger predecessors and gives users the flexibility and tools they need to be more efficient and paperless anywhere, and at anytime."

Advanced Features to Make Scanning On-the-Go Easy!The ScanSnap S1100 incorporates many of the powerful, advanced, easy-to-use features of its larger ScanSnap predecessors, such as the ScanSnap S1500(M) and the ScanSnap S1300, and packs them into a compact, mobile form factor, giving users even more flexibility to be productive, efficient and paperless wherever they go. Key features of the ScanSnap S1100 include:

The Smallest and Lightest ScanSnap in the World: With an ultra-compact footprint measuring a mere 10.74 x 1.87 x 1.33 inches and weighing only 12.3 ounces, the ScanSnap S1100 is the perfect solution for digitizing your paper world anywhere, and at anytime.

Fast Scanning Speeds: With the push of a button, ScanSnap S1100 can scan a letter-size sheet of paper in an astounding 7.5 seconds (300dpi, color).

Cloud Services Support: The ScanSnap S1100 enables you to scan documents directly to Evernote and Google Docs cloud services, making your paperwork and photos easy to store, share and access from just about anywhere.

Continuous Document Feeding (CDF): Utilizing the scanner’s Continuous Document Feeding (CDF) function, users are able to scan multiple-page documents into PDF by simply pushing the "Scan" button and inserting each page into the scanner. After scanning is complete, users simply push the "Scan" button again to end the scanning task and convert the data into a PDF.

Switchable Paper Paths: With an adjustable two way paper path, ScanSnap S1100 is able to support a wider range of documents such as plastic cards, IDs and thick stock (through the strait paper path), normal paper, as well as long forms up to 34 inches (through the “L-shaped” paper path).

Intelligent Document Processing: For convenient automated scanning, ScanSnap S1100 selects the page size and page orientation while adjusting the resolution accordingly, and will recognize a document as color, black & white or grayscale.

Mark Text Function: To quickly and easily search and find documents, users can utilize a standard highlighter pen on a black & white document to automatically create searchable keywords of the highlighted text, such as an invoice number or last name.

Powerful Software for the Paperless Lifestyle
ScanSnap S1100 comes with software for PC and software for Mac so consumers who use both can optimize their ScanSnap for either platform with ease, making the scanner even more mobile and efficient. In-box software includes:

Scan to Word and Excel: ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap™ allows users to be productive by quickly transforming their paperwork with machine print into editable Word and Excel files.

Efficient Business Card Scanning: PC users can capture a business card, extract the information automatically and export it to Outlook, Excel, Act! and other contact management software. While Mac users can conveniently scan their business cards and export the contact information directly to Address Book or Entourage.

Scan-to Functions: The ScanSnap S1100 offers users a flexible way to manage PDF, searchable PDF and JPEG files, providing users with an easy way to scan to a folder, a network folder, attach scans to an email, and send scans to a printer.
ScanSnap Manager: Provides PC and Mac users one button searchable PDF creation, access to intelligent features and custom scan settings (profiles) for simple operation with sophisticated results.

Fujitsu - fi-6110

2011-01-04T09:19:00.000-08:00

The Fujitsu fi-6110 is one of the smallest document scanners in the market. As successor of the fi-5110C it is built on proven technology, with excellent performance and quality, combined with a small footprint. With the Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard software included, it offers unbeatable value for money, making it ideal as a personal scanner on every desk in the office.

The automatic feeder has a loading capacity of 50 pages. The scanner’s paper path is extremely straight, and thanks to its ultrasonic multi-feed detection, it is able to securely process mixed paper batches consisting of thick, thin or double-sided papers, and even folded A3 formats or creased and crinkled papers.

Top features
Ultra compact design and silent operation

Scans 20 pages per minute / 40 images per minute at up to 300dpi in black and white, greyscale or colour
Works with CCD technology which guarantees highest image quality
Ultrasonic Multi Feed detection sensor
A4 - A8 scanning, handles folded A3 documents when using the included carrier sheet
High speed USB 2.0 Interface
Working environment

The fi-6110 is an ideal entry choice for businesses which are looking for an efficient and productive way of handling between 400 and 1000 documents per day. The scanner is extremely compact and works quickly and silently, making it a good choice for busy offices.

Delivery includes

ISIS and TWAIN drivers
AC Adapter, AC cable and USB cable
Setup DVD ROM
ScandAll PRO
Adobe Acrobat® Standard
Carrier Sheet

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2010-12-31T23:36:00.000-08:00

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2010-12-24T02:55:00.000-08:00

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Visioneer Strobe 500 Scanner Receives Product of the Year Award

2010-12-14T10:58:00.000-08:00

Visioneer, Inc., a leader in intelligent document imaging solutions, announced that the Visioneer Strobe 500 document scanner is the recipient of a PCMag.com Best of the Year 2010 Award in two categories, desktop scanner and mobile scanner.

Just in time for holiday shopping, PC Magazine announced the recipients of their sixth annual Best of the Year Awards that highlight the 80 top products (well, 79 since the Strobe 500 won twice) their analysts picked from hundreds of reviews conducted this year that rise above the rest.

According to PC Magazine, “for the past year, the PCMag Labs have, as usual, been a busy hive of activities as senior and junior analysts put all manner of tech products through their paces. For them, it’s a normal work week to run benchmarks, stress tests, perform green tech checks (including a product's energy efficiency, recyclability, and what kind of environmental certifications it has). You name it, they did it. From these tests and with a large dollop of experience, expertise, and common sense, they determine how to rate these products, and in particular, which get picked as an Editors' Choice.”

“We have tremendous respect for the analysts, labs and editors at PC Magazine who truly understand the technology, value and benefits of document scanning,” said John Capurso, vice president of marketing at Visioneer. “We are further appreciative of their recognition of the Strobe 500. The hard work and dedication of many people at Visioneer have made this product a success and an impressive productivity tool for our customers.”

In the original PC Magazine review, published on March 12, 2010, Editor M. David Stone wrote, “the Strobe 500 is easy to recommend. Judged strictly as a desktop document scanner, the combination of hardware and software makes it a better value—and even a better package in absolute terms—than some more expensive choices. That alone makes it our new Editors’ Choice for personal document scanner. And if you can occasionally take advantage of its portability, consider that even more of a plus.”

The Strobe 500 also scored well on OCR accuracy and the editor emphasized that “unlike the vast majority of scanners—the Strobe 500 hardly slows down” when scanning to searchable PDF, a common file format for document scanning. Powered by Visioneer OneTouch® technology, the scanner allows users to scan to the “destination” of their choice by pressing a single button, eliminating multiple steps usually required to save scanned documents in popular file formats.

PC Magazine defines technology for e-business and is the only magazine with in-depth reviews and accurate, repeatable testing from PC Labs placed in the unique context of today's business technology landscape. Up to eight different sub-ratings contribute to the overall rating that PC Magazine gives to a scanner. Six of the sub-ratings measure how well the scanner can handle the most common scanning applications—scanning Photos, Slides, and Film, optical character recognition (OCR), scanning and managing Business Cards, and Document Management. The two remaining sub-ratings—Value and Usability—apply to the package as a whole.

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2010-12-01T12:01:00.000-08:00

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Happy Thanksgiving

2010-11-25T05:28:00.000-08:00

Kodak Capture Pro Software Care Kits

2010-11-15T10:20:00.000-08:00

Maximize your software investment

Get the most value from your Kodak Capture Pro Software installation with the latest upgrades and features, migrations to new job setups and applications, and fast access to support.

Optimize your productivity with support from our software experts

Kodak Capture Pro Software gives you a host of features that help maximize your scanning throughput and productivity. Now complement those features with ongoing software support that can help your scanning run smoothly throughout the year, even with challenging production demands. When you purchase any Capture Pro Software, you are entitled to CD replacement in case of loss.

Here’s what you’re entitled to with a Care Kit for Kodak Capture Pro Software

• New upgrades and features as available
• Basic migration to new job setups and applications
• Software Maintenance Releases
• Troubleshooting and problem isolation
• Phone, fax, email, and remote support
• Patches, if needed
• Assistance with driver compatibility issues
• And other services that help enhance the value of your Capture Pro Software

Quick, responsive help

Kodak software specialist will answer your scanner operator’s questions and help troubleshoot and isolate problems so they can be resolved quickly. Your call will be automatically tracked and escalated if necessary to help ensure
timely resolution. This often eliminates the need for further service. And, support
is available by phone, fax, email, and remote diagnostics—whichever works best for you.
New releases and patches are part of your Kodak Care Kit. This ensures your system is up to date with the latest improvements as they are developed. Running the most current software version can enhance your productivity while you work more efficiently and avoid compatibility problems.
Kodak experience and expertise saves you time.With over 100 years of service and support experience, Kodak offers the right combination of quality service, highly skilled people, and state-of-the-art technology. And it’s available to you to help your scanning run smoothly.

Extend your software investment with additional services

Kodak offers optional installation and operator training so you are scanning optimally from the start. And, ask about Kodak Professional Services—a complete solution for startup assistance, training, and application development support.

Kodak Care Kits

Kodak Care Kits enhance and extend your protection. A Kodak Care Kit includes information on how to activate your coverage, how to call for service, and the terms and conditions of the service purchased. By purchasing a Kodak Care Kit, you can ensure you are always current with the latest version.

Please call 1st Run Computer Services at : (212)-779-0800 for more information, or visit http://www.1strunshoponline.com/software_kodak.aspx

New Canon imageFORMULA DR-6030C Departmental Scanner

2010-11-02T12:06:00.000-07:00

Canon announced the release of the new imageFORMULA DR-6030C (item # 4624B002, MSRP $4495), as of November 3, 2010. The DR-6030C Departmental Scanner blends high speeds and reliable document handling with versatility and convenience. It provides comprehensive functionality in a desktop design that effectively delivers document capture benefits in any business application.

DR-6030C User Applications: The DR-6030C scanner is ideal for distributed scanning of high volumes of documents. At the front desk or in the back office, this scanner is well-suited for use at the departmental level. Government, financial services, healthcare, education, and other industries can benefit from its convenient design and its flexible, reliable document handling.

DR-6030C Highlighted Abilities and Advantages:
Rapid scanning speeds of up to 80 pages / 160 images per minute, in both color and black & white, and a 100-sheet Automatic Document Feeder, for maximum document throughput
Ultrasonic Double-Feed Detection and Rapid Recovery System for reliable paper handling
Ability to handle varied documents including thick documents, plastic ID cards, and driver licenses, and includes a Long Document Mode for handling up to 118” documents, for superior versatility

Small enough to fit on a desktop, quick access to frequently used settings, and the ability to handle batches of mixed documents, for easy, convenient use
Sophisticated imaging functions such as Three-Dimensional Color Correction and High-Speed Text Enhancement, for high image quality

Generation Green program participation, plus RoHS and Energy Star regulatory compliances, for an environmentally conscious hardware investment
DR-6030C replaces the imageFORMULA DR-5010C, which has been discontinued.
There is some remaining inventory of the DR-5010. However, supplies are very limited and orders will be fulfilled on a first come, first ship basis.

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2010-11-01T12:09:00.000-07:00

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Deal of the week

2010-10-13T11:19:00.000-07:00

Kodak i4200 Scanner

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Scanner Review: Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300

2010-10-06T08:31:00.000-07:00

Contracts? Receipts? Bills? Business Cards? Bring 'Em On

People say that you can't take it with you. But with its new ScanSnap S1300 scanner, Fujitsu is out to show the world that sometimes you can. Priced at $295, the latest addition to the company's line of computer peripherals lets you hit the road with a scanner that weighs about as much as a netbook -- 3.1 pounds -- but can scan eight double-sided pages in a minute and even offers a 10-page automatic document feeder (ADF).

At 11.2 by 3.9 by 3 inches, the S1300 is small enough that it doesn't just claim to be portable -- it actually is. Adding to its portability, furthermore, is the fact that you don't even need the supplied AC power adapter to hit the road with your ScanSnap: Instead, you can choose to use one USB port to power the device while using another to communicate with your computer. The downside to this is that there's a significant performance hit (as in twice the time per job) when powering the S1300 by USB. But given that there are times when it's just not feasible to get to an electric outlet, it's nice to have both options available.

Inside the box, you'll find the expected documentation, an AC cable/adapter, a USB data cable, a USB bus power cable, and the setup DVD with Windows and Mac applications for managing and viewing PDF and JPG files and scanned business cards. The scanner works with all current versions of Windows (from Win 2000 through both the 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows XP, Vista, and 7), as well as with Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, and 10.6. I tested it with a desktop running 64-bit Windows 7.

Setup is a matter of installing the software, plugging in the scanner, and flipping open its lid to turn it on. From there, with a press of a button (you can't miss it -- it's big, it's blue, and it's the only one on the scanner), the documents that have been loaded in the ADF are scanned and the ScanSnap software comes up, asking how you want the job handled.

Options range from using the included CardMinder software to turn business cards into contacts to moving your scanned documents into folders, sending them as e-mail attachments, or importing them into Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. Also useful is the ability to scan directly to a printer, letting you use the ScanSnap S1300 to make quick copies, as needed.

Paperless Productivity
The ScanSnap S1300 has an optical resolution of 600 by 600 dpi and offers scanning speeds of up to 8 double-sided pages per minute (albeit at its lowest quality setting). Does it match the speed or quality of a full-sized, flatbed document scanner? Nope, and not even Fujitsu would claim that it does. But considering that it's small and light enough to carry around with you, the performance and accuracy it can deliver is more than adequate.

Text and images alike were reproduced faithfully enough to satisfy any typical business user, even if they might not impress photographers or graphic artists. And while not perfect, the included ABBYY optical character recognition (OCR) software's ability to recognize text in documents was pretty good.

We encountered some unusual handling of nonstandard text such as company logos or marred text, particularly when scanning business cards. But generally speaking, text was handled fairly well, even if some corrections were needed before we let the CardMinder software move cards' information into our Microsoft Outlook contact list.

One area where the S1300 might be thought to come up short is its lack of TWAIN or WIA compliance. This means that you'll be limited to using the included software and won't be able to scan directly into other applications you might be used to using such as Adobe Photoshop. But given how many file formats and options Fujitsu makes available and that software is provided for Windows and Mac users alike, this isn't exactly a fatal flaw. TWAIN or WIA functionality would have been nice, of course. But if the job is getting done, you're probably not going to worry about which specific tools are being used to do it.

Obviously, the ScanSnap isn't for someone who wants a desktop scanner for daily work with photos. Nor is it the cheapest choice for the business traveler who just wants to scan in a few business cards and receipts. But if you're looking for a portable scanner that crams so many features into so small a package, you'll have a hard time finding one better than the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300.

On a 5-star scale:
Features: *****
Performance: *****
Value: *****
Total: 15 out of 15

more reviews @ http://www.hardwarecentral.com

Scansnap Community

2010-09-30T07:39:00.000-07:00

Does ScanSnap create multi-page PDFs or single page PDFs?
The Fujitsu ScanSnap creates both single and multi-page PDFs. As a matter of fact, you can control exactly what you want to do by setting your ScanSnap to do single page PDFs, multiple page PDFs or set it up to create multiple page PDFs for every X number of documents you scan.

Scanning a group of documents that is bigger than the capacity of your ScanSnap ADF
Click on the ScanSnap icon in your system tray to open the ScanSnap Manager. Continue by clicking on the “Scanning” tab within the ScanSnap Manager. Then check the “Continue scanning after current scan is finished” box.

Prep Paper for Better Performance
Preparing your paper for scanning is just as important as keeping your ScanSnap clean, so we created this short three step primer on paper prep.

1. ‘The Fan’ – Some double feeds can be caused by paper that is too clean, or ‘copier fresh’. In this instance, the pages are typically the same size, wrinkle free and have little space or air between pages. The cure is simple; fan the pages to eliminate any static electricity and loosen the stack.

2. ‘The Taper’ – When a large stack of paper is scanned, the additional weight of the stack creates more pressure on the front pages and can cause double feeds. Try this – taper, or ‘stair step’ the pages so that the leading edge of the first page is slightly ahead of the second page and the second page is slightly ahead of the third page and so on… Resist the temptation of straightening the edges of the stack on a desktop, table or other flat surface; that flat edge could be the problem. Stack the tapered batch of documents in the feeder with the leading edge of the first page as page number one, and you will be ready to scan the large stack.

Visit http://scansnapcommunity.com for ScanSnap Tips and lot more...

Prices Reduced for HP Printers

2010-09-24T06:11:00.000-07:00

Great deals for HP Printers until the end of September 2010.

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2010-09-22T11:44:00.000-07:00

Fujitsu fi-5950 breaks new ground in scanning performance with ultra-fast scanning speeds and labor-saving "intelligent" functions

2010-09-21T08:36:00.000-07:00

Sunnyvale, CA, September 21, 2010 — Fujitsu, the market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced the availability of its newest production scanner – the fi-5950. Equipped with new "intelligent" functions that significantly reduce user workload throughout the entire scanning process, from pre-scanning to post scanning, the fi-5950 provides a truly unique scanning experience in terms of efficiency, reliability and ease of use.
The Fujitsu fi-5950 retains all of the high-end features and functionalities of its predecessor, the fi-5900C, while offering additional time-saving tools to increase scanning automation, a critical component to improving scanning efficiency in the front and back-office for enterprise and midsized companies. The enhanced features of the new Fujitsu fi-5950 include:

Intelligent Multi-Feed Function (iMFF): iMFF allows for instant detection of a multi-feed or multilayer document, such as taped-on receipts or sticky notes added to a document. This advanced control of the triple independent ultrasonic double feed detection sensors allows operator’s to easily select from one of three available modes to memorize patterns or simply allow for the bypass of the randomly stuck on items.
Retain Image Function: This function transports the document that has caused the alert to the exit path of the scanner, and presents both the physical document as well as the scanned front and back side images to the user so they can decide whether rescanning is required. This makes reloading and rescanning documents with attached photos and memos unnecessary, bringing added convenience and smooth scanner operation to the user.

Virtual ReScan (VRS) Software and Hardware Equipped: A fully licensed version of Kofax VRS 4.5 Professional software including Enhanced Bar Code (EBC) recognition is included with the fi-5950. Additionally, the scanner is equipped with the Kofax VRS Color Graphics Adapter (CGA) board, providing users with excellent image processing functionality and performance. VRS automatic and intelligent processing helps to reduce human document preparation to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Improved Start-Up Times: The Power-on time of the fi-5950 has been reduced significantly to roughly 15 seconds. Additionally, scan start time (the time from batch start on the PC to the start of actual scanning of the first page) takes less than 5 seconds. These improved start-up times make it ideal when small batches of documents need to be scanned at frequent intervals throughout the day, while also keeping demands on energy as low as possible.
Ultra-Fast Scanning Speeds with High Quality Image Processing: The fi-5950 delivers incredible scanning speeds of 135 ppm / 270 ipm at 200 or 300 dpi (landscape orientation in color, grayscale or monochrome) and features a high quality Charge Coupled Device (CCD) camera and image processing technologies giving the production scanner a high-volume throughput of approximately 100,000 sheets per day (operating at full capacity for 24 hours).

Automatic Image Quality Checker (aIQC): For uninterrupted processing of document batches, the aIQC virtually marks images with potential missing data, such as folded corners, and those that might show multi-feed incidences, allowing the user to then check through these earmarked images and either validate or re-scan to the same position in the image order.
“When scanning large volumes of paper every second counts. Our customers have been very specific in their feedback about the time-saving features they would like to see in a production-level scanner, and that is exactly why we have incorporated these new high performance scanning functionalities into the fi-5950,” said Kevin Neal, product manager, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. “Companies in vertical markets such as healthcare, government, legal, finance, insurance, transportation, and many other industries will save time and money with the enhanced document imaging processes of the fi-5950.”

“The Fujitsu fi-5950 is going to be a game-changer for the document imaging industry,” said Tom Bojarski, president and CEO, EchoStone Inc., a global provider of document management, imaging, and capture solutions. “We have seen a lot of document imaging solutions over the years, but none can compare to the ease of use, low-cost of ownership and feature-rich capabilities of the fi-5950. We’re excited to introduce this scanner to our customers needing a best-of-breed solution for applications such as accounts payable invoices and shipping documents, medical records, and mortgage insurance.”

More Fujitsu fi-5950 Features

The Fujitsu fi-5950 comes with additional feature enhancing software, including Kofax® VRS 4.5 Professional, ScandAll PRO 1.8, Adobe® Acrobat® 9.0 Standard and TWAIN and ISIS™ drivers providing a complete in box suite of software tools that make scanning simple and easy. Other key features include:

* USB 2.0, ultra wide SCSI interface and third party slot for a wide range of interoperability.

* Industry leading image enhancement: Automatic paper size and color detection, and blank-page deletion for decreased document preparation and increased automation.

* User selectable RGB color dropout to expose only relevant document information.

* Optional pre and post scan imprinters to assist with adherence to compliance and regulations.

* 500 page input tray and active stacking to keep documents neat and orderly in the output tray.

* ENERGY STAR®, and RoHS compliant.

---from http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news

Fujitsu Service Programs

2010-09-15T08:39:00.000-07:00

Your Fujitsu Scanner represents an important investment. The sudden loss of productivity, even temporarily, could seriously affect your ability to meet your commitments. To help alleviate these problems, 1st Run offers a variety of Fujitsu service programs for users who desire service during and beyond the Limited Warranty.

ScanCare® - The ultimate preventative maintenance program for Fujitsu Scanners
ScanCare is the Fujitsu premium scanner service offering and one of the most comprehensive service programs in the industry. It combines preventative maintenance, scanner consumables and training with the Basic on-site service option that includes spare parts, labor and technician travel. ScanCare® is available as an upgrade to the existing standard Limited Warranty.

ScanCare, Post-Warranty is available as an upgrade to the existing standard Limited Warranty and may be purchased in single or multi-year increments. You choose next business day, 4-hour or 24/7 response time options to suit the needs of your business.

ScanCare Service Advantages
Provides preventative maintenance that improves scanner performance and productivity
Convenient delivery of consumables kit(s) gives you what you need, when you need it
Reduces unnecessary service calls by offering training in scanner product features and routine maintenance
Helps improve on-site technician arrival time with 4-hour and 24/7 response time options
A service contract must be executed to purchase all service programs and options noted in this document.

Advance Exchange - The simple, economical, onsite alternative for scanner service
The Fujitsu Advance Exchange Service Program offers whole-unit, next business day replacement for scanner equipment that cannot be repaired through technical support. It is available in all 50 states to help minimize downtime and applies to most models of Fujitsu scanners. If the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) is unable to resolve a problem, a replacement unit is shipped overnight for requests received by 2pm PST, or else on the next business day for requests received later. The cost of the Advance Exchange program includes parts, labor and shipping to and from the customer..

Advance Exchange, Post-Warranty provides the same service for scanners beyond the applicable Limited Warranty period and is available in single or multi-year increments.

Depot Service Option Available
For those customers requiring asset tag tracking or who prefer to retain their existing scanner, Fujitsu offers Depot service. While Advance Exchange offers a replacement unit overnight, Depot repairs are returned to the customer within 5-days of receipt. Depot service includes parts, labor and shipping to the customer. Advance Exchange and Depot service is available for all Workgroup, Departmental, Network and Low-Volume scanners excluding the fi-5750C & fi-6770 Series.

Advance Exchange Service Advantages
Provides a replacement scanner before the return to Fujitsu of the malfunctioning scanner
Quickly gets you back to scanning and back in business
Advance Exchange, In-Warranty and Advance Exchange, Post-Warranty are the only Fujitsu-Authorized, whole-unit replacement service programs for Fujitsu Scanners

Basic on–site service provides value-oriented peace of mind
Basic, In-Warranty on-site service for Fujitsu scanners upgrades the standard, Limited Warranty on certain models to a full 12 months of on-site service. The Basic option includes parts, labor, travel and a cleaning event. Basic, Post-Warranty is available after the Limited Warranty timeframe and can be purchased in single or multi-year increments.

Advantages of Basic Scanner Service
Includes all spare parts, labor and travel for service of verified hardware failures
Single cleaning event included to maintain peak scanner performance
Protects your scanner investment and avoids unexpected repair costs
Helps reduce downtime with 4-hour and 24/7 response time options
Co-terminous Basic Plus Service for Fujitsu Scanners
For customers who need financial flexibility, Fujitsu offers Co-terminous Basic Plus Service for its scanners. This option allows customers to purchase service for a specified number of months (certain restrictions apply). You can also synchronize services and billing on multiple scanner units or for multiple locations.

ScanAid™ Scanner Service Kit- Help yourself and save
ScanAid™ is a factory-authorized consumables kit complete with instructions and cleaning supplies and can be purchased from your reseller or at www.buyfcpa.com. The ScanAid™ kit provides handy replacements for consumables that wear naturally during normal use. And it serves as an indispensable preventative maintenance kit that helps improve performance, reduce service costs, and keep your scanner running at peak performance.

ScanAid™ Scanner Service Kit Advantages
Provides economical alternative to on-site service via self-service preventative maintenance
Product specific kits help reduce overall costs for service and consumables
The consumables you need are delivered when you need them
For full details and restrictions on ScanAid™ service options, contact your Fujitsu representative. A service contract must be executed to purchase all service programs and options noted in this document.

Depot - The unit replacement alternative
The Depot service program is designed to provide mail-in unit repair service for those Customers requiring asset tag tracking or who prefer to retain their existing scanner. Depot service is available for all Workgroup, Departmental, Network and Low-Volume scanners (excluding the fi-5750C & fi-6770 Series). Depot, In-Warranty upgrades the Standard Limited Warranty to 12-months of coverage. Depot, Post-Warranty is available after the Limited Warranty period and can be purchased in single or multi-year increments.

Unit Repair and Return Service
Depot service includes spare parts, labor and one-way shipping back to Customer for verified hardware failures. Service is available across the United States. Service will be provided between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PST, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays). Depot service does not include preventative maintenance, consumables and cleaning materials, troubleshooting of software configuration, applications or set-up.

Obtaining Service
In the event of a hardware failure, Technical Assistance Center (TAC) will assist the Customer in resolving the problem over the telephone. Customer must provide TAC with the product model number, part number, serial number and a description of the problem. Customer may be asked to run some simple, self-diagnostic tests and report the resulting status and error code messages. This will assist TAC in determining if the problem is the scanner or another component of Customer’s system and if the problem can be resolved over the telephone. After TAC verifies a hardware problem, a service call will be initiated. TAC will open a Depot service call and provide instructions to ship the product to the Fujitsu Service Depot Center.

Return of Repaired Scanner
Upon receipt of the product, the Fujitsu Service Depot Center will repair product. The repaired product will be shipped back to Customer within five (5) business days.

No Trouble Found / Excluded Returns
If upon inspection of the defective scanner it is determined that the scanner is not defective, Customer will be billed by Fujitsu at the then current “No Trouble Found” (NTF) charge for that scanner. If upon inspection of the defective scanner it is determined that the problem is caused by user maintainable items (consumables), Customer will be billed by Fujitsu at the then current NTF charge for that scanner plus applicable consumables.

Term
The term of this service offering shall be one year from the date of service purchase with activation card or receipt of signed FCPA Service Contract Quotation or Purchase Order.

Warranty
Fujitsu warrants that all services will be performed in a professional manner. See Fujitsu Service Terms and Conditions.

***for more info call our office at 212-779-0800 or visit http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/peripherals/scanners/service/

Largest Scanner in the Universe?

2010-09-09T12:09:00.000-07:00

The image on the right shows the actual size of the KartoScan FB VLS (Very Large Scanner). It is BIG, BIGGER even than Colortrac's BIGGEST large format scanner, the new SmartLF Gx+ 56, soon-to-be-crowned king of the extra wide, sheet-fed scanner market, assuming no-one releases an even wider scanner first, of course.

It is manufactured by Geofoto Scandanavia, Oslo, Norway.

World’s smallest scanner?

2010-09-07T11:54:00.000-07:00

The Docupen is billed as the world’s smallest full page portable scanner, and it’s hard to argue with that, since the thing does look awfully small in the pictures. Priced at around $255.00.

Scannography - The Art of Scanning

2010-09-03T11:39:00.000-07:00

Scanner art is art made by placing objects on a flatbed scanner and scanning them. There has been some debate as to whether scanner art is a form of digital photography.Images made with a scanner differ from those made with a camera, as the scanner has very little depth of field and a constant light all over the surface.
The simplest use of the scanner, which also most closely matches its use for document capture, is as a specialized tool for macro photography. As long as the subject can be placed on the scanner bed, the scanner is excellent for capturing very high resolution images, within its limitations.

A common artistic use of the scanner is to capture collages of objects. The objects are arranged by the artist on the scanner bed, and then captured. Since the artist is working from the back of the image, it can be difficult to get the desired arrangement. Scanning software with the ability to generate a low resolution preview scan can help in obtaining the desired arrangement before the final, high resolution scan is made.

Capturing a moving subject with the scanner can be viewed as a problem, or as an opportunity for artistic effect. As the subject moves during the scan, distortions are caused along the axis of the scan head's movement, as it captures different periods of the subject's movement line by line in a manner similar to slit-scan photography. The artist can use this by aligning the direction of the scan head's movement to deliberately caused the desired distortion.

While the result of a scanner capture provides a work of digital art, just as a digital photograph does, further manipulation of the captured image are possible as well. This may be as simple as flattening the background to enhance the "floating" effect provided by the scanner to complete reworking of the image.

You can find more about scannography at http://www.scannography.org

***article from wikipedia.com

History of the scanner

2010-08-29T11:09:00.000-07:00

Modern scanners may be considered the successors of early telephotography and fax input devices, consisting of a rotating drum with a single photodetector at a standard speed of 60 or 120 rpm (later models up to 240 rpm). They send a linear analog AM signal through standard telephone voice lines to receptors, which synchronously print the proportional intensity on special paper. This system was in use in press from the 1920s to the mid-1990s. Color photos were sent as three separated RGB filtered images consecutively, but only for special events due to transmission costs.

Édouard Belin is the inventor in 1907 of a phototelegraphic apparatus called the Bélinographe, a system able to send remote photographs, via telephone and telegraphic networks. Since 1914, a photograph of report is transmitted by telephotograph.

Its process was improved in 1921, so that it was able to transmit the images by radio waves.
In this apparatus, the transmitter traverses the original image point by point, and measures the light intensity via an electric eye. The intensity is conveyed to the receiver. There, a source of light reproduces the intensities measured by the electric eye, while carrying out same displacements exactly. By doing this, it impresses photographic paper, which makes it possible to obtain a copy of the original image.

The modern telecopiers and photocopiers use the same principle, with this close the sensor of light intensity was replaced by a sensor CCC, and that the device of impression is based on the laser technology, and either photographic.

The first image scanner developed for use with a computer, was a drum scanner. It was built in 1957 at the US National Bureau of Standards by a team led by Russell A. Kirsch. The first image ever scanned on this machine was a 5 cm square photograph of Kirsch's then-three-month-old son, Walden. The black and white image had a resolution of 176 pixels on a side.

Drum scanners capture image information with photomultiplier tubes (PMT), rather than the charge-coupled device (CCD) arrays found in flatbed scanners and inexpensive film scanners.

The drum scanner gets its name from the clear acrylic cylinder, the drum, on which the original artwork is mounted for scanning. Depending on size, it is possible to mount originals up to 11"x17", but maximum size varies by manufacturer. One of the unique features of drum scanners is the ability to control sample area and aperture size independently. The sample size is the area that the scanner encoder reads to create an individual pixel. The aperture is the actual opening that allows light into the optical bench of the scanner. The ability to control aperture and sample size separately is particularly useful for smoothing film grain when scanning black-and white and color negative originals.

While drum scanners are capable of scanning both reflective and transmissive artwork, a good-quality flatbed scanner can produce good scans from reflective artwork. As a result, drum scanners are rarely used to scan prints now that high-quality, inexpensive flatbed scanners are readily available. Film, however, is where drum scanners continue to be the tool of choice for high-end applications. Because film can be wet-mounted to the scanner drum and because of the exceptional sensitivity of the PMTs, drum scanners are capable of capturing very subtle details in film originals.

Only a few companies continue to manufacture drum scanners. While prices of both new and used units have come down over the last decade, they still require a considerable monetary investment when compared to CCD flatbed and film scanners. However, drum scanners remain in demand due to their capacity to produce scans that are superior in resolution, color gradation, and value structure. Also, because drum scanners are capable of resolutions up to 12,000 PPI, their use is generally recommended when a scanned image is going to be enlarged.

The first scanned imageIn most graphic-arts operations, very-high-quality flatbed scanners have replaced drum scanners, being both less expensive and faster. However, drum scanners continue to be used in high-end applications, such as museum-quality archiving of photographs and print production of high-quality books and magazine advertisements. In addition, due to the greater availability of pre-owned units, many fine-art photographers are acquiring drum scanners, which has created a new niche market for the machines.

***inserts from wikipedia.com

Calibrate Your Scanner

2010-08-26T11:03:00.000-07:00

If you have trouble getting scans that look right, the problem may not be with your scanning technique. Calibrating your scanner can go a long way toward insuring that what you scan and what you see on-screen and what you print are all the same. Scanner calibration goes along with monitor and printer calibration to help get the best color match possible from three very different devices.

Color correction can be done within Adobe Photoshop, Corel Photo-Paint, or your other image editor of choice. However, if you find yourself having to make the same types of corrections over and over — scans that are consistently too dark or have a reddish cast to them, for example — calibrating your scanner can save much image editing time.

Basic Visual Calibration
The first steps in calibrating your scanner are to calibrate your monitor and calibrate your printer. The next step is to scan something and make adjustments until your scanned image, your monitor display, and your printer output all accurately reflect the same colors. This step requires that you first become familiar with your scanning software and the adjustments available.

If you've calibrated your printer by printing a digital test image (as described in Calibrate Your Printer), you can scan your print of that test image and use it to visually calibrate your scanner to the output of your printer. Or, use any high quality photographic image with a good range of tonal values. Before scanning for calibration be sure that all automatic color correction is turned off. After scanning, adjust the controls (on your scanner or within your scanning software) and rescan until what you scan matches your monitor display and printed output. Note all adjustments and save them as a profile for future use. Scan, compare, and adjust. Repeat as necessary until you are satisfied that you've found the optimal settings for your scanner.

Color Calibration with ICC Profiles
ICC profiles provide a way to insure consistent color. These files are specific to each device on your system and contain information about how that device produces color. If your scanner or other software comes with a pre-made color profile for your scanner model, it may give good enough results using automatic color correction.

ICC profiles
Get an ICC profile for your monitor as well as your printer, scanner, digital camera or other equipment.

Calibration or profiling software may come with an IT8 scanner target — a printed piece that includes photographic images, grayscale bars, and color bars. Various manufacturers have their own images but they all generally conform to the same standard for color representation. The scanner target requires a digital reference file specific to that image. Your calibration software can compare your scan of the image to the color information in the reference file to create an ICC profile specific to your scanner. (If you have a scanner target without its reference file, you can use it as your test image for visual calibration as described above.)

Scanner targets and their reference file can also be purchased from companies that specialize in color management.

Targets and Test Images
Whether visually or with color management software, target images provide a range of color and grayscale for calibrating monitors, printers, scanners, and digital cameras. Find free and commercial scanner targets, their reference files, and other test images.

Scanner calibration should be redone every month or so, depending on how much you use your scanner. And if you make changes to your software or hardware, it may be necessary to re-calibrate.

Calibration Tools
Color Management Systems include tools for calibrating monitors, scanners, printers, and digital cameras so they all "speak the same color." These tools often include a variety of generic profiles as well as the means to customize profiles for any or all of your devices.

***article from about.com

Canon ImageFORMULA P-150

2010-08-23T08:14:00.000-07:00

The Canon ImageFORMULA P-150 scanner offers simple, portable scanning with no external power supply needed! The P-150 boasts 15ppm scanning speeds, power from a single USB cable, one-pass duplex scanning, Skip Blank Page, Advanced Text Enhancement and more! ISIS and TWAIN drivers are available for easy integration!

NEW: Canon Flatbed Scanner Unit 101

2010-08-19T11:28:00.000-07:00

Simple to connect via USB cable, the optional Flatbed Scanner Unit 101 works across a wide range of Canon DR-series scanners*. Ideal for bound and fragile documents, it offers 50% greater productivity than similar competitive products. High-speed, high-resolution (1200 dpi) open scanning is supported by a unique adjustable cover and ambient light control.

Features

Versatile, USB connection to wide range of imageFORMULA scanners
Up to 50% greater productivity with high-speed scanning
Continuous open scanning using unique ambient light cancelling mode
Flexibility with adjustable cover for different types and sizes of documents, up to legal size
High-quality 1200 dpi scanning with advanced image-processing features
Seamless dual scanning to create one document

Simple to connect, seamless to operate
The Flatbed Scanner Unit 101 connects with a wide range of Canon DR-series scanners to provide easy, versatile capture of materials that can’t be scanned with an automatic document feeder. Ideal for scanning books, magazines and bound or fragile materials, the flatbed scanner provides a useful option for high-speed, high-resolution scanning. Easily moved within the office for use with various Canon scanners, it can be stowed away to free up valuable desk space when not needed.

The best connections, across the range
For greater versatility the flatbed scanner unit will connect via USB to almost all Canon’s DR-series scanners: great for when you need occasional flatbed scanning alongside your regular Canon batch scanner.

Greater productivity
By connecting to Canon’s high-speed scanners, the Flatbed Scanner Unit 101 enables increased productivity. Rapid flatbed scanning speeds of less than three seconds for an A4 page save you 50% more time than many competitive flatbed scanners. You can scan up to legal size (216 x 356mm) or as small as passports or business cards, ideal when you need to capture a wide range of items quickly and cost-effectively.

Easy, open scanning
A unique ambient light cancelling mode guarantees you the same high-quality images irrespective of whether the scanner’s lid is open or closed. This feature is a great productivity-booster when you need to scan large volumes at speed.

Impressive image quality
For outstanding image quality the flatbed scanner has a high optical resolution – 1200 dpi. It also benefits from the rich range of image-processing features available on the DR-series document scanners, such as Auto-Colour Detection, Auto-Resize, Deskew and Text Orientation Recognition. Simply place your document on the flatbed and let the scanner go to work – producing perfect image results scan after scan.

One document dual-scanning
A seamless interface between Canon DR-series scanners and the Flatbed Scanner Unit 101 enables you to scan from both feeder and flatbed in a single-operation. Users can organise their documents more efficiently and be more productive by scanning multiple formats into a single document file.

Green credentials
The Flatbed Scanner Unit 101 complies with ENERGY STAR – requiring less power to run and reducing costs.

* The optional Flatbed Scanner Unit 101 is compatible with the imageFORMULA DR-2010C, DR-2510C, DR-3010C, DR-4010C, DR-6010C, DR-6050C, DR-7550C and DR-9050C.

HP Scanjet customer presentation

2010-08-16T08:02:00.000-07:00

Targeting your dynamic business challenges, HP document management scanners increase efficiencies and improve productivity.

Who can benefit?
Faced with the growing demand for capturing and managing structured and unstructured data, and the increase in government regulations for tracking and archiving sensitive documents, you need a better solution. The HP workgroup document scanners address diverse and ever-changing business needs by streamlining document management processes and enhancing effectiveness.

HP document scanners are the first step in making your processes more efficient. Instead of constantly searching for paper documents and working to organize them, you can digitize files for easy sharing, storage and access. It lends considerable versatility and functionality to human resources (HR), accounting, legal and shipping/receiving departments.

Implementing a document management system into daily business practices helps you boost revenue by increasing productivity and reducing administrative costs. HP workgroup document scanners provide the necessary tools to help:

Improve efficiency as employees spend less time on organizational tasks.
Make fast, reliable decisions with immediate access to secure data.
Integrate and save scanned documents into an existing data management system.
Support security standards and design policies to comply with federal regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Sarbanes-Oxley.
HP offers document capture solutions for virtually any workgroup setting in small or large companies.

Why HP?

HP workgroup document scanners incorporate innovative technology with intuitive product design. They are a perfect fit for both basic and more sophisticated document management systems. Key benefits include:

Ease of use. HP delivers easy-to-implement and operate scanning solutions with one-touch functions that scan and file documents, edit text using optical character recognition (OCR), as well as send e-mails and copy at the push of a button.
Have confidence that your documents are reliably scanned with HP Precision Feed technology, a set of innovations including: multi-phase pick process, advanced separation technology, automatic picking technology, mixed stack handling and ultrasonic double-feed detection. These technologies enable reliable scanning of almost any document type, even mixed stacks of different paper sizes and weights. (Available on the HP Scanjet 7000 and HP Scanjet 9120.)
Stellar performance. With scan speeds up to 50 ppm/100 ipm and high-capacity automated document feeders (ADFs), HP document scanners are designed to meet the most challenging customer requirements.
Comprehensive suite of document management software. HP scanners integrate seamlessly into a broad range of capture applications. The HP Smart Document Scan Software technology simplifies scan settings and task workflows (see "Included software" for more details).
Flexibility. HP's complete line offers a variety of options to meet all needs, from the most simple to the most complex, including flatbeds that can handle legal-size documents, duplex scanners, scanners with automatic document feeders and fast sheet-feed scanners.
Exceptional image quality. HP scanners provide the ultimate combination of scanning resolution and fast execution. By including a Kofax VRS and/or Kofax VRS Pro with our doc scanners, HP obtains the highest image quality without sacrificing speed.
HP Scanners provide a world of digital photography possibilities right at your fingertips. With these photo-friendly tools, you can convert traditional prints to digital, edit photos, share pictures with friends and family, and more.

Here's a look at three types of scanners. Understanding the benefits of each will help you choose the one that's best for your needs.

Flatbed scanners look and work like small copy machines: You lay the object you want to scan on a pane of glass. Flatbed scanners are versatile, as they can scan photos, books, documents and even three-dimensional objects.
See-thru vertical scanners are ultra thin and feature an easel for vertical storage and placement. You can see what you're scanning, and can scan large items that other types of scanners can't handle.
Sheet-fed scanners are excellent for scanning large numbers of loose, individual sheets, but they cannot handle bound documents or photographs.
When shopping for a scanner, consider these features:
Optical resolution: Optical resolution refers to the number of pixels per inch (ppi) that a scanner can capture. The higher the resolution, the sharper and clearer your images.
Interpolated resolution: Sometimes called enhanced resolution, this number refers to how well a scanner can enhance an image after capturing it. A scanner captures dots, then adds more dots between them to yield a higher resolution.
Bit depth: This refers to the number of bits used to capture each dot. A 24-bit scanner will be suitable for scanning photos, drawings, and text, while a 36- or 48-bit scanner is best for scanning film or transparencies.
Speed: If you're planning to scan large batches of images or documents in a single session, speed might be a major consideration.

What is SCSI?

2010-08-11T12:07:00.000-07:00

SCSI (pronounced SKUH-zee and sometimes colloquially known as "scuzzy"), the Small Computer System Interface, is a set of ANSI standard electronic interfaces that allow personal computers to communicate with peripheral hardware such as disk drives, tape drives, CD-ROM drives, printers, and scanners faster and more flexibly than previous interfaces. Developed at Apple Computer and still used in the Macintosh, the present set of SCSIs are parallel interfaces. SCSI ports continue to be built into many personal computers today and are supported by all major operating systems.
In addition to faster data rates, SCSI is more flexible than earlier parallel data transfer interfaces. The latest SCSI standard, Ultra-2 SCSI for a 16-bit bus can transfer data at up to 80 megabytes per second (MBps).SCSI allows up to 7 or 15 devices (depending on the bus width) to be connected to a single SCSI port in daisy-chain fashion. This allows one circuit board orcard to accommodate all the peripherals, rather than having a separate card for each device, making it an ideal interface for use with portable and notebook computers. A single host adapter, in the form of a PC Card, can serve as a SCSI interface for a laptop, freeing up the parallel and serial ports for use with an external modem and printer while allowing other devices to be used in addition.

Although not all devices support all levels of SCSI, the evolving SCSI standards are generally backwards-compatible. That is, if you attach an older device to a newer computer with support for a later standard, the older device will work at the older and slower data rate.

The original SCSI, now known as SCSI-1, evolved into SCSI-2, known as "plain SCSI." as it became widely supported. SCSI-3 consists of a set of primary commands and additional specialized command sets to meet the needs of specific device types. The collection of SCSI-3 command sets is used not only for the SCSI-3 parallel interface but for additional parallel and serial protocols, including Fibre Channel, Serial Bus Protocol (used with the IEEE 1394 FireWire physical protocol), and the Serial Storage Protocol (SSP).

A widely implemented SCSI standard is Ultra-2 (sometimes spelled "Ultra2") which uses a 40 MHz clock rate to get maximum data transfer rates up to 80 MBps. It provides a longer possible cabling distance (up to 12 meters) by using low voltage differential (LVD) signaling. Earlier forms of SCSIs use a single wire that ends in a terminator with a ground. Ultra-2 SCSI sends the signal over two wires with the data represented as the difference in voltage between the two wires. This allows support for longer cables. A low voltage differential reduces power requirements and manufacturing costs.

The latest SCSI standard is Ultra-3 (sometimes spelled "Ultra3")which increases the maximum burst rate from 80 Mbps to 160 Mbps by being able to operate at the full clock rate rather than the half-clock rate of Ultra-2. The standard is also sometimes referred to as Ultra160/m. New disk drives supporting Ultra160/m will offer much faster data transfer rates. Ultra160/m also includes cyclical redundancy checking (CRC) for ensuring the integrity of transferred data and domain validation for testing the SCSI network.

New Canon imageFORMULA ScanFront 300/300P

2010-08-09T12:30:00.000-07:00

Canon imageFORMULA ScanFront 300
Canon imageFORMULA ScanFront 300P
Network Scanners Offer Businesses Digital Age File Delivery System
Document Scanners Improve Workflow And Security, Facilitate File Sharing

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., August 5, 2010 – Recognizing the dynamic needs of today's businesses to quickly and securely share information across a variety of locations, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in advanced digital imaging, today introduced the latest additions to its award-winning lineup of network scanners, the imageFORMULA ScanFront 300/300P. The ScanFront 300/300P network scanners are full-featured, easy-to-use devices developed to capture, convert and share documents across a computer network while improving the security of the data being shared and lowering overall workplace costs.

"The ScanFront 300/300P scanners are ideal solutions for capturing documents in today's decentralized office environments," said Jim Rosetta, vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "The new scanners improve collaboration by providing users in central and field locations with the means to capture and share information seamlessly. From manufacturing plants and financial offices to legal service and healthcare facilities, Canon's imageFORMULA technology is facilitating the simple and secure distribution of documents and information across their businesses."

Key features of the ScanFront 300/300P include:

•Simple Use – With a large 8.4-inch touch screen display, ScanFront 300/300P users can easily select scanning destinations, and have a clear preview of documents once they are digitized. Four USB ports are included to connect peripherals such as USB drives and keyboards to make installation and operation easier, and Scan-To-Job buttons can be pre-configured for one-touch access to commonly used scanning tasks and destinations.

•Quick and Flexible Information Distribution – ScanFront 300/300P can scan in color, grayscale and black & white, at up to 600 dpi, reaching scanning speeds of up to 30 pages-per-minute / 60 images-per-minute (ppm/ipm). Different sized documents, from ID cards to Legal-size, can be quickly scanned and routed directly to various destinations. Users can also create their own private address books to manage recipient information, or use shared LDAP options.

•Improved Security – The ScanFront 300/300P have robust security features including device or server authentication, fingerprint authentication (ScanFront 300P), NTLM V2, and document encryption. The ScanFront-300/300P also have the ability to wipe its internal memory clean to protect sensitive or classified information.

•Centralized, Remote Management – The ScanFront 300/300P come complete with the ScanFront Administration Tool, software that provides IT managers with a powerful, yet simple and easy way to manage multiple ScanFront devices from a single, centralized management console. IT managers can view ScanFront device configurations and status, update firmware, and change / backup / restore the device settings for a single device or entire fleets of devices on the network. This tool helps to rapidly deploy, configure and maintain ScanFront devices, reducing deployment and ongoing support costs, as well as improving asset tracking.
The ScanFront 300/300P scanners also allow users to distribute document images to individual or multiple destinations including:

•Scan-to-E-Mail – Scanned images, whether black & white, grayscale, or color, are automatically converted to JPEG, TIFF or PDF and sent as a file attachment to a single e-mail address or multiple e-mail addresses simultaneously.

•Scan-to-Folder – Sends captured images to designated Windows network folders to boost the productivity of remote workgroups on the same network.

•Scan-to-FTP – Sends scanned images directly to an FTP server, bypassing the mail server - thus circumventing file size limitations and making it possible for users to share files outside the network and between different Operating Systems.

•Scan-to-USB Drive – Stores the scanned image on the connected USB drive or memory device.

•Scan-to-Fax – Sends the scanned image to a specific FAX via FAX server or FAX service provider.

•Scan-to-Print – Sends the scanned image to a shared printer on the network.

Further enhancing the flexibility of the ScanFront 300/300P scanners will be a new Software Development Kit (SDK), available later this year. Using the SDK, solution providers can tailor the ScanFront 300/300P to suit their specific needs and those of their customers, enabling easier integration with their customers' existing workflows and applications.

The ScanFront 300/300P scanners meet ENERGY STAR® qualifications for energy efficiency and comply with the RoHS and WEEE directives for reduction of hazardous substances and waste products.

The new imageFORMULA ScanFront 300/300P join Canon's robust lineup of network scanner products, including the imageFORMULA ScanFront 220/220P Compact Network Scanners and the ScanFront 220e/220eP Network Scanners powered by eCopy ShareScan. They are available immediately through all authorized Canon resellers for a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $1995 for ScanFront 300, and $2295 for ScanFront 300P.

A few scanning tips

2010-08-05T11:55:00.000-07:00

I came across this article by Wayne Fulton. Here are some portions of it:
For those who have not worked with a scanner before, here is a very basic introduction to get started, a brief overview of how it works, how you would actually "use" a scanner.

The flatbed scanner is very much like a copy machine, to the extent that it has a glass plate under a lid, and a moving light that scans across under it. Except that scanners can do great color too, and have more controls possible. And like a copy machine, a flatbed scanner allows you to scan photos, paper documents, books, magazines, large maps, or even 3-dimensional objects (those that don't have a lot of depth, coins for example), etc. It scans very much like a copy machine. But instead of creating another piece of paper like a copy machine does, we instead create an image in memory, which we can do with as we please. We have acquired a digital image, and we can show it on the screen, or write a file and email it, or print it, anything we wish.

We must use software to operate the scanner. Some scanner software can operate by itself, and some cannot. Most image editor programs (like for example Adobe PhotoDeluxe or JASC Paint Shop Pro or Ulead PhotoImpact, etc) have a menu at File - Acquire or File - Import or File - Scanner that you use to scan an image. Sometimes there is a toolbar Scanner icon too. This menu starts the scanner's software, called a TWAIN driver. A fancy word, it is really just another program, but TWAIN is a software standard that all the scanner manufacturers agree to use, intended so that all image programs can operate all scanners. It wasn't always that way, not so long ago you could use only the one image program that came with the scanner. Today you have your choice of any.

TWAIN is often said to be an acronym for Technology Without An Interesting Name (humor), but the FAQ at the www.twain.org organization says it is not an acronym for anything. They say it instead comes from Rudyard Kipling's line "East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet" (The Ballad of East and West, 1889).

The TWAIN driver itself is simply the software provided by the scanner manufacturer to operate the scanner (the user interface), and it is also the interface between the graphics program and the scanner hardware. Twain refers to that separation, now photo editors dont have to know how to operate scanners. The Twain driver will always have another name too, Microtek calls theirs ScanWizard, Umax has two, VistaScan and MagicScan, and HP had a version called DeskScan, and the current is called PrecisionScan. The TWAIN driver comes with the scanner, and knows how to operate this one brand of scanner hardware. Each scanner manufacturer provides their own TWAIN driver for their hardware. You can use any image program, but you typically must use the provided TWAIN driver.

From our human viewpoint, the TWAIN driver ordinarily has the controls that we use to specify the scan; we set the mode (Color or B&W or Line art), we set 100 dpi or 200 dpi resolution, we set the area on the flatbed glass that we wish to scan, and there are controls to help correct the tonal quality and color balance of the scanned image. After the scan completes, the TWAIN driver transfers the image into the image program memory. That is, the new image just appears back in the image program. Then you can tweak the image more, or print it, or save it to a disk file.

The scanner would be used like this:
Start the image program (probably furnished with the scanner, but it can be any, PhotoImpact, iPhoto Express, Photo Deluxe, Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, etc).
Select the FILE - ACQUIRE menu, or often there is a toolbar button for it. The newer PhotoImpact version calls it FILE - SCANNER. Some software calls it FILE - IMPORT instead, same thing, it is just to keep you on your toes.

Here is a look at a few samples of menus of various popular image programs that shows the Acquire/Import menu used, and how to find it.

Usually there is also a submenu called SELECT SOURCE where you select your TWAIN driver (called TWAIN32 now). You might have two scanners and you will see both of them there. You must make the scanner selection the first time, but only the first time, until it changes. Then subsequentially, you select Acquire again, and Select Image, and the scanner's TWAIN driver will start and appear.

Microtek ScanWizard looks like this, and others are similar in that there are Preview and Scan buttons, and a Preview view of the glass bed.

The first step is the Preview button. When you press the Preview button (or Overview in this case), you get a quick overview scan of entire scanner bed, or as much of its length as you have previously selected (at the Preferences menu). The Preview is a quick low-resolution scan, and that image of the scanner bed appears in the Preview Window. The units along the top and left edge are inches. This is a 3.5 x 5 inch photo shown on the 14 inch bed of this flatbed. Often there are magnification tools, but the final scan is the important view.

To describe the position of the subject on the glass bed to the scanner, you use the mouse to mark a rectangle on the image of the bed, describing the area you want to scan (that's the dashed line shown). You can mark the entire photo area, or can crop the image to be scanned, by marking only a part of it, or perhaps just a 1-inch square area from it. The Scan button will then scan only the area that you have marked with the mouse.

TYPE is shown selecting the Color Mode, see below for Type. You specify the Scanning resolution here too. The 300 dpi shown creates a large image, but you specify whatever you need for your purpose, normally 75 to 300 dpi is common, but purposes do vary (2400 dpi is used to enlarge film - forget all about using 2400 dpi to scan photo prints). Scanning resolution is specified in dpi or ppi (both terms same exact same meaning, Dots Per Inch means Pixels Per Inch).

This resolution number determines the number of samples (pixels) taken from the photo, and therefore the size of the image you will get, like 800x600 or 300x200 pixels. If you scan 6 inches at 100 dpi, you create 6x100 = 600 pixels. This is covered in the Video Resolution Basics section. You can change the units from Inch to Pixels or Cm to see the final image size in pixels or cm.

The Settings screen above shows that we selected 4.92 x 3.42 inches on the photo on the flatbed glass (the red dashed line box shown). At 300 dpi, this will create an image size of 1476x1026 pixels (this size can be shown if units are switched from inches to pixels above). This size image will consume 4.4 MB of memory (also shown).

If we wanted to scan say 4.5 x 3.0 inches instead, we could simply overtype the size numbers here to get it, or we could remark with the mouse. The resolution multiplied by the size of the marked area determines the image size in pixels (see the Video Resolution Basics section). We can change the displayed units from inches to pixels, to see and predict the image size in pixels on video screens.
There are many controls you can use to improve the image, but for now, I'm trying not to confuse things with details. The additional controls provide a way to get even better scans. In ScanWizard, the tiny button at the right end of the lower toolbar reveals a large RESET button that sets all the defaults, to achieve a known starting point for the scan.

Then you set the TYPE of scan (above). Scanner modes offer the following choices to get image types illustrated by these 50 dpi scans of a small photograph.

To continue - You press the Scan button and the scanner will scan. It takes 15 to 60 seconds perhaps, depending, and then the image will automatically appear back in the original image program, the same as if you had opened an image file. You have now "acquired" an image.

You can modify this image in the image programs if desired, lighten it, darken it, crop it, resize it, change its color balance, touch up small areas, edit it drastically, apply various filters like sharpening filters or descreen filters, etc, etc. Or with some TWAIN drivers, you can do all these things as you scan. Often you need to do nothing more if you got it right in the driver. And, of course, you can always discard this image, make a small change, and see the next try in a minute or so. It's not at all unusual to scan an image a couple of times before getting it exactly right. It depends on the purpose and how critical it might be, and if you keep getting better ideas. But the beauty of a flatbed scanner is that the photo lies motionless on the scanner bed all this time, it doesn't move, and you don't have to keep marking the crop area for every scan. Nothing changes except the settings that you change, so you simply tweak the control, and hit the Scan button again. Nothing to it.

When the image is as you want it, then you can either print it or write it to a disk file, or both. You would use the FILE - SAVE AS menu to specify a file format like TIF or JPG, and a file name. Then you have an image that you can put on a web site or email to someone.

How Scanners Work Part 2

2010-07-29T11:39:00.000-07:00

The Scanning Process
Here are the steps that a scanner goes through when it scans a document:
•The document is placed on the glass plate and the cover is closed. The inside of the cover in most scanners is flat white, although a few are black. The cover provides a uniform background that the scanner software can use as a reference point for determining the size of the document being scanned. Most flatbed scanners allow the cover to be removed for scanning a bulky object, such as a page in a thick book.
•A lamp is used to illuminate the document. The lamp in newer scanners is either a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) or a xenon lamp, while older scanners may have a standard fluorescent lamp.

•The entire mechanism (mirrors, lens, filter and CCD array) make up the scan head. The scan head is moved slowly across the document by a belt that is attached to a stepper motor. The scan head is attached to a stabilizer bar to ensure that there is no wobble or deviation in the pass. Pass means that the scan head has completed a single complete scan of the document.
•The image of the document is reflected by an angled mirror to another mirror. In some scanners, there are only two mirrors while others use a three mirror approach. Each mirror is slightly curved to focus the image it reflects onto a smaller surface.

•The last mirror reflects the image onto a lens. The lens focuses the image through a filter on the CCD array.
The filter and lens arrangement vary based on the scanner. Some scanners use a three pass scanning method. Each pass uses a different color filter (red, green or blue) between the lens and CCD array. After the three passes are completed, the scanner software assembles the three filtered images into a single full-color image.

Most scanners today use the single pass method. The lens splits the image into three smaller versions of the original. Each smaller version passes through a color filter (either red, green or blue) onto a discrete section of the CCD array. The scanner combines the data from the three parts of the CCD array into a single full-color image.

Another imaging array technology that has become popular in inexpensive flatbed scanners is contact image sensor (CIS). CIS replaces the CCD array, mirrors, filters, lamp and lens with rows of red, green and blue light emitting diodes (LEDs). The image sensor mechanism, consisting of 300 to 600 sensors spanning the width of the scan area, is placed very close to the glass plate that the document rests upon. When the image is scanned, the LEDs combine to provide white light. The illuminated image is then captured by the row of sensors. CIS scanners are cheaper, lighter and thinner, but do not provide the same level of quality and resolution found in most CCD scanners.

Resolution and Interpolation

Scanners vary in resolution and sharpness. Most flatbed scanners have a true hardware resolution of at least 300x300 dots per inch (dpi). The scanner's dpi is determined by the number of sensors in a single row (x-direction sampling rate) of the CCD or CIS array by the precision of the stepper motor (y-direction sampling rate).

For example, if the resolution is 300x300 dpi and the scanner is capable of scanning a letter-sized document, then the CCD has 2,550 sensors arranged in each horizontal row. A single-pass scanner would have three of these rows for a total of 7,650 sensors. The stepper motor in our example is able to move in increments equal to 1/300ths of an inch. Likewise, a scanner with a resolution of 600x300 has a CCD array with 5,100 sensors in each horizontal row.

Sharpness depends mainly on the quality of the optics used to make the lens and the brightness of the light source. A bright xenon lamp and high-quality lens will create a much clearer, and therefore sharper, image than a standard fluorescent lamp and basic lens.

Of course, many scanners proclaim resolutions of 4,800x4,800 or even 9,600x9,600. To achieve a hardware resolution with a x-direction sampling rate of 9,600 would require a CCD array of 81,600 sensors. If you look at the specifications, these high resolutions are usually labeled software-enhanced, interpolated resolution or something similar. What does that mean?

Interpolation is a process that the scanning software uses to increase the perceived resolution of an image. It does this by creating extra pixels in between the ones actually scanned by the CCD array. These extra pixels are an average of the adjacent pixels. For example, if the hardware resolution is 300x300 and the interpolated resolution is 600x300, then the software is adding a pixel between every one scanned by a CCD sensor in each row.

Another term used when talking about scanners is bit depth, also called color depth. This simply refers to the number of colors that the scanner is capable of reproducing. Each pixel requires 24 bits to create standard true color and virtually all scanners on the market support this. Many of them offer bit depths of 30 or 36 bits. They still only output in 24-bit color, but perform internal processing to select the best possible choice out of the colors available in the increased palette. There are many opinions about whether there is a noticeable difference in quality between 24-, 30- and 36-bit scanners.

Image Transfer

Scanning the document is only one part of the process. For the scanned image to be useful, it must be transferred to your computer. There are three common connections used by scanners:

•Parallel - Connecting through the parallel port is the slowest transfer method available.

•Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) - SCSI requires a special SCSI connection. Most SCSI scanners include a dedicated SCSI card to insert into your computer and connect the scanner to, but you can use a standard SCSI controller instead.

•Universal Serial Bus (USB) - USB scanners combine good speed, ease of use and affordability in a single package.

•FireWire - Usually found on higher-end scanners,FireWire connections are faster than USB and SCSI. FireWire is ideal for scanning high-resolution images.
On your computer, you need software, called a driver, that knows how to communicate with the scanner. Most scanners speak a common language, TWAIN. The TWAIN driver acts as an interpreter between any application that supports the TWAIN standard and the scanner. This means that the application does not need to know the specific details of the scanner in order to access it directly. For example, you can choose to acquire an image from the scanner from within Adobe Photoshop because Photoshop supports the TWAIN standard.

In addition to the driver, most scanners come with other software. Typically, a scanning utility and some type of image editing application are included. A lot of scanners include OCR software. OCR allows you to scan in words from a document and convert them into computer-based text. It uses an averaging process to determine what the shape of a character is and match it to the correct letter or number.

The great thing about scanner technology today is that you can get exactly what you need. You can find a decent scanner with good software for less than $200, or get a fantastic scanner with incredible software for less than $1,000. It all depends on your needs and budget.

***THE END

*article from howstuffworks.com

How Scanners Work Part 1

2010-07-27T11:25:00.000-07:00

Scanners have become an important part of the home office over the last few years. Scanner technology is everywhere and used in many ways:
•Flatbed scanners, also called desktop scanners, are the most versatile and commonly used scanners. In fact, this article will focus on the technology as it relates to flatbed scanners.
•Sheet-fed scanners are similar to flatbed scanners except the document is moved and the scan head is immobile. A sheet-fed scanner looks a lot like a small portable printer.
•Handheld scanners use the same basic technology as a flatbed scanner, but rely on the user to move them instead of a motorized belt. This type of scanner typically does not provide good image quality. However, it can be useful for quickly capturing text.
•Drum scanners are used by the publishing industry to capture incredibly detailed images. They use a technology called a photomultiplier tube (PMT). In PMT, the document to be scanned is mounted on a glass cylinder. At the center of the cylinder is a sensor that splits light bounced from the document into three beams. Each beam is sent through a color filter into a photomultiplier tube where the light is changed into an electrical signal.
The basic principle of a scanner is to analyze an image and process it in some way. Image and text capture (optical character recognition or OCR) allow you to save information to a file on your computer. You can then alter or enhance the image, print it out or use it on your Web page.

Anatomy of a Scanner

Parts of a typical flatbed scanner include:

•Charge-coupled device (CCD) array
•Mirrors
•Scan head
•Glass plate
•Lamp
•Lens
•Cover
•Filters
•Stepper motor
•Stabilizer bar
•Belt
•Power supply
•Interface port(s)
•Control circuitry
The core component of the scanner is the CCD array. CCD is the most common technology for image capture in scanners. CCD is a collection of tiny light-sensitive diodes, which convert photons (light) into electrons (electrical charge). These diodes are called photosites. In a nutshell, each photosite is sensitive to light -- the brighter the light that hits a single photosite, the greater the electrical charge that will accumulate at that site.
The image of the document that you scan reaches the CCD array through a series of mirrors, filters and lenses. The exact configuration of these components will depend on the model of scanner, but the basics are pretty much the same.
...to be continued

*article from howstuffworks.com

2010-07-24T08:10:00.000-07:00

Price drop of more than $130 on the award-winning Panasonic KV-S1025C. You will appreciate the "double exposure" feature that allows both sides of a duplex document to appear on a single page. It also boasts 26ppm, long paper handling and multi-embossed card capability. It's perfect for healthcare applications.

2010-07-21T11:14:00.000-07:00

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2010-07-15T10:55:00.000-07:00

Kodak End-User Customer Trade-In Program - Effective Dates: 1/1/10 – 12/31/10

Trade-in credit is available to End-User Customers purchasing a KODAK Production Series Scanner as outlined below. View rebate form
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2010-07-12T10:53:00.000-07:00

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2010-07-07T10:44:00.000-07:00

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Recommended VRS Configurations

2010-07-01T09:00:00.000-07:00

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How To Clean and Maintain a Flatbed Scanner

2010-06-29T12:49:00.000-07:00

Don't you hate it when things go wrong in the most crucial times? It is funny how printers regularly jam during crunch time or when fax machines go loopy when you're waiting for a specific document for a business meeting, or when you can't digitize your notes when you need to make a presentation because your scanner died. Wise men say, prevention is the best cure. So let's talk about how we can avoid the above mentioned scenarios, specifically the scanner mishap.

Before you start, make sure that the scanner is not plugged into your computer or any electrical sockets. That means disconnect any power or USB cables. Next, set your scanner on a stable and flat surface to ensure that it does not fall while you work on it.

Cleaning

Now that the scanner is ready to be cleaned, start with the scanner glass. Spray a mild glass cleaner on a soft, lint-free cloth and start wiping. Do not spray directly the glass cleaner onto the glass. If you do not have glass cleaner, do not use water as a replacement! Instead, wipe it with lint-free cloth.

Next, remove the AFD pad and look at it from the side. Focus on the rubber tip of the pad, if it looks worn then it is time to replace the pad. You can use the same cloth used to wipe the glass for the AFD as well as the shell of the scanner.

How often should you clean your scanner? It depends on how often it is used and what kind of environment your scanner is in. If the scanner is used regularly, you should clean it twice a week. If you have noticed, things like dust, hair, and fingerprints affect the quality of the images that are scanned. Make sure you remove those particles or clean the glass regularly because if these deposits are ignored it may take more than simple cleaning to fix.

Article from http://www.howtodothings.com

Fujitsu fi-6800

2010-06-24T12:45:00.000-07:00

Scanners: What To Look For

2010-06-22T13:10:00.000-07:00

There are two main types of scanners: flatbed and document. Flatbed scanners are the most familiar to people. These include a hinged lid, much like that of a copier. You place your original on the plate, then close the lid and scan. Flatbed scanners can also include holders for scanning film or slides, making them extra flexible.

If your scanning needs involve documents rather than photos, film or slides, a document scanner is a good way to convert reams of paper documents to digital. Document scanners include an automatic document feeder (ADF), so you don't have to feed documents through the machine one at a time.

Here's what the experts say to look for when buying a scanner for your home or small business:

•Flatbed configurations are easier to use for the widest range of scanning. The Canon and Epson models in ConsumerSearch's Best Reviewed section are flatbeds; experts recommend avoiding sheet-fed and handheld units for all-purpose scanning projects. The Fujitsu corporate scanner has an automatic document feeder rather than a flatbed, as this model is intended for high-volume scanning.

•The higher the resolution the better, especially for detailed photo jobs or for enlargements. Scanner resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi) or pixels per inch (ppi). The Canon CanoScan 8800F, for example, has an optical resolution of 4,800 by 9,600 dpi, meaning it scans 4,800 dots per inch horizontally and 9,600 dots per inch vertically. Most manufacturers reference just the first number; hence, the Canon is a 4,800 dpi scanner. Only the least expensive scanners offer less than 4,800 dpi; the Canon CanoScan LiDE 100 (*Est. $55) has a resolution of 2,400 dpi. Even these inexpensive scanners should be fine for most general-purpose document work or low-resolution photo scans destined for the Internet. Note that scanners intended solely for document work -- including high-end models -- usually have resolutions of 600 dpi, all that's needed for document scanning. Experts stress that a scanner's native optical resolution is more important than either interpolated or enhanced resolution, both of which are derived via software.

•Nearly all scanners are equipped with 48-bit color depth. Color depth refers to the number of colors that can be displayed, which is important for what the experts call "dynamic range," defined as the ability to capture subtleties within light and dark gradations. The higher the bit depth, the more colors used in the image; therefore, the larger the file size. For instance, 24-bit color corresponds to 16.7 million colors, and it's basic. If you'll be enlarging prints or scanning negatives or slides, opt for 48-bit because it can differentiate between subtle gradations. Some scanners, such as HP's Scanjet G4050 (*Est. $175), offer 96-bit color depth, and those can be a good choice if you scan original paintings or drawings, which have an even wider spectrum of colors than photographs or slides.

•Included software is standard, so look for a good package. Scanners typically come with image-editing software, plus an optical character recognition (OCR) package that converts scanned text into an editable document. Photo scanners include software to edit and manage photos on your PC. Many also include a PDF converter. Even inexpensive models now include some form of image correction software, such as Adobe Photoshop Elements, for removing flaws from damaged or dirty originals. You can expect better results, however, from higher-end models, such as Kodak's hardware-integrated Digital ICE Technology.

•If you want to convert scanned text into an editable document, you need OCR software. Editors note that getting good results with OCR can be tricky, especially when enlarging small images. If OCR is important, consider the quality of the scanner's bundled OCR software, or budget extra for a good stand-alone OCR application.

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How to Repair a Flatbed Scanner

2010-06-17T22:14:00.000-07:00

Flatbed scanners are lifesavers to many businesses and individuals. They not only enable you to scan documents and fax them, but you can also scan photos and share them with family and friends. The great thing about scanners is that they rarely malfunction and don't need much maintenance.

When scanners cause problems, it's usually because of a bad cable or the scanner's software. Therefore, when you're experiencing problems with the scanner, determine if it's the hardware. If not, find out if it's the software or your computer system.

• Step 1

Verify the scanner's power and cable connections.
Make sure the scanner's power cord is plugged in. Verify that the USB cable is securely connected to the computer and scanner. Your power light should be on.

• Step 2

Perform a self-test on your scanner.
Check your scanner manufacturer's manual to see if your scanner has a self-test mode. If so, run it. Find out if the scanner came with diagnostic utilities software. Run this software if you have it.

• Step 3

Check for software updates.
Visit your scanner manufacturer's website to see if it has a new patch or updated device driver. Download the new version and follow the manufacturer's instructions for installing the new update.

• Step 4

Verify your scanner is not consuming all of your resources.
Exit out of all your applications while you're scanning documents or photos. If your system continues to act sluggish, consider installing additional RAM (random access memory)in your computer. Check to make sure that you have a lot of hard drive space.

• Step 5

Close your antivirus application.
Exit out of your antivirus application to see if your system operates faster. If your PC runs smoother, you must make sure your antivirus software is compatible with your scanner software. Visit your anitvirus software company's website to see if you can download a patch or device driver to resolve this problem.

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Deals - Panasonic

2010-06-14T10:42:00.000-07:00

Great deals for Panasonic document scanners until the end of June 2010. Instant rebates from $25 to $500.
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Lease

2010-06-13T07:16:00.000-07:00

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2010-06-11T07:13:00.000-07:00

Kodak has a scanner selector here. Take a look and return to our store for Kodak scanners

Prices HP

2010-06-09T07:07:00.000-07:00

This week we have lower the prices for HP multifunctional devices. You save between 50-200 dollars. To shop for these all-in-one, scanner, copier, printer - click here.

Scanner Guide

2010-06-07T11:05:00.000-07:00

Scanner Guide

Check this Scanner Guide. Great guide that answer your questions.

2010-06-01T12:34:00.000-07:00

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FREE Large Consumables Kit with the purchase of an i600/i700 Scanner (a $1,300 value)
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Free Medium Roller Kit with the purchase of an Ngenuity Scanner (a $1,070 value)
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Fujitsu ScanSnap S300

2010-02-05T08:52:00.000-08:00

Overview:

Take document scanning to a whole new level with the ScanSnap S300 mobile scanning solution. Whether its digitizing those receipts, bank statements or term papers at home or capturing mission critical documents on a business trip, ScanSnap takes scanning beyond the office and into your world.

It’s the world’s smallest duplex ADF scanner designed to provide best-in-class performance inside or outside of the home or office.

The easy way to organize and view PDF files.
View PDF and JPEG files with the thumbnail viewer

Arrange files with simple drag and drop actions

Easily insert and delete images

Change thumbnail display sizes

Automatically creates searchable PDF files

Quick drag and drop to e-mail or to a printer

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Features:

Easy to use "one button" scanning!

Just press the "SCAN" button and the ScanSnap S300 quickly captures both sides of documents, presenting images as they are meant to be seen.
The Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 provides a host of automatic image correction features to ensure great scanning results. Simply load a stack of documents into the hopper and press the "SCAN" button. The S300 automatically recognizes the size of each document, detects and corrects for skew, and shows images in their proper orientation with blank pages removed.

Instantly creates scans that can be searched by their content.
The ScanSnap S300 automatically converts scanned data into searchable PDF files that let you quickly and easily locate your images and find information contained within your documents using keyword searches.

Compact Mobile Scanning Solutions
At half the size of other ScanSnap scanners, the S300 is designed to be the smallest Fujitsu ADF scanner. As a mobile alternative, the ScanSnap S300 is compact enough to carry around and you will never have to worry about finding a spot to put it.

Holds up to 10 letter sheets at a time.
Double Sided Multi-Sheet Feeding. The ScanSnap S300 holds up to 10 sheets of paper in the automatic document feeder and scans up to 8 pages per minute.

Operates on USB bus power.
For added mobile convenience, the Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 can be powered though the PC’s USB port* when an AC power source is not available.

*When using the USB bus power cable, the PC must have two USB ports; one for power feeding and the other for USB cable connection.

Scans anything from thick business cards and postcards to legal size documents.
In addition to automatically recognizing document size, the ScanSnap S300 de-skews images, removes blank pages and shows them in their proper orientation. The ScanSnap S300 is also able to scan business cards and postcards that are thicker than normal (Up to 56 lb.)

Efficiently manage business cards and contact information.
Quickly scan business cards for fast and easy reference. Capture both sides of a business card in a single pass. Information on the business card is captured and can be exported to Outlook, CSV (Excel), and others.

Product Name ScanSnap S300
General Technical Specifications
Scanner Type ADF (Automatic Document Feeder). Duplex color scanning
Scanning Modes Color / B&W / Automatic Color & B&W detection
Image Sensor CIS (Color Image Sensor) X 2
Light Source 3 color LED (Red / Green / Blue)
Optical Resolution 600 dpi x 600 dpi
Scanning Speed(1)
(A4 portrait / AC adapter) Normal mode Color 150 dpi, B&W 300 dpi:
8 pages per minute / 16 images per minute
Better mode Color 200 dpi, B&W 400 dpi:
6 pages per minute / 12 images per minute
Best mode Color 300 dpi, B&W 600 dpi:
4 pages per minute / 8 images per minute
Excellent mode Color 600 dpi, B&W 1,200 dpi:
0.5 pages per minute / 1 image per minute
Scanning Speed(1)
(A4 portrait / USB bus power)(2) Normal mode Color 150 dpi, B&W 300 dpi:
4 pages per minute / 8 images per minute
Better mode Color 200 dpi, B&W 400 dpi:
3 pages per minute / 6 images per minute
Best mode Color 300 dpi, B&W 600 dpi:
2 pages per minute / 4 images per minute
Excellent mode Color 600 dpi, B&W 1,200 dpi:
0.5 pages per minute / 1 image per minute
Scanning Range A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Business card, Letter, Legal and Custom sizes. Max: 8.5 X 14.17 in. (216 X 360mm),
Min: 2 X 2 in. (50.8 X 50.8mm), Automatically recognizes document type by paper length.
Paper Weight (Thickness) 17 to 28 lb. (64 to 104.7 g/m²)
Paper Chute Capacity Maximum 10 sheets (A4 size at 20 lb. or 80 g/m²)
Interface USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 Compatible)
Driver(3) ScanSnap specific driver (TWAIN/ISIS® not supported) (3)
Applications ScanSnap Manager V4.2, ScanSnap Organizer V3.2, CardMinder™ V3.2
Included Items USB cable, USB bus power cable, AC adapter, AC cable, Getting started guide and Setup CD-ROM
Power Requirement AC Adapter AC 100V to 240V, 50 / 60 Hz
USB Bus Power 5V / 1A (0.5A X 2 Port)
Power Consumption Operating: 9W or less
Sleep mode: Less than 5W
Operation Environment Temperature 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)
Relative humidity 20 to 80% (non-condensing)
Dimensions (W x D x H)(4) 11.18 in. x 3.74 in. x 3.03 in. (284mm x 95mm x 77mm)
Device Weight 3.08 lb. (1.4kg) without power adapter
Environmental Compliance ENERGY STAR® Compliant / RoHS
Limited Warranty 1 year Limited Warranty. For full details, visit the warranties page or call (800) 626-4686.
Service Options In-warranty Upgrade: Advance Exchange. Post-Warranty: Advance Exchange Plus, Depot Plus, ScanAid Kit,
Cleaning and Consumable Kit. For full details on all service programs, visit www.ImagingService.com
Part Number PA03541-B005

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Scanning speeds may vary due to the system environment used.
2
Requires simultaneous connection to two active powered USB ports on computer.
3
TWAIN or ISIS® applications cannot be used directly.
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When hopper is closed.
System Requirements
Windows 2000® Professional Windows® XP Windows® Vista™
Compatible Operating Systems ScanSnap Manager V4.2 Supported Supported(1) Supported
ScanSnap Organizer V3.2 Supported Supported(1) Supported(2)
CardMinder™ V3.2 Supported Supported(1) Supported
Hardware Requirements(4) CPU Intel® Pentium® III processor 1.2GHz or higher (Intel® Celeron® M 430 1.73GHz or higher is recommended) Intel® Pentium® 4 1.8GHz or higher (Intel® Celeron® M 430 1.73GHz or higher is recommended)
Memory Capacity(3) 512MB or higher
(1GB or higher is recommended) 1GB or higher
(1GB or higher is recommended)
Disk Capacity Spare capacity of a least 920MB is necessary to install the software that is included in this table.
CD-ROM Drive Required for installation
USB Port USB 2.0 / USB 1.1

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Compatible with Windows® 2000 Professional and Windows® XP Professional / Home Edition (Service Pack 1 or higher).
2
Operates most effectively with Windows Vista™ compatible versions of Adobe Acrobat. Use with non-Windows Vista™ compatible versions of Adobe Acrobat might result in the generation of PDF files that cannot be searched.
3
Memory capacity of 1GB or higher is recommended when scanning in "Excellent mode".
4
Scanning speeds may drop if recommended CPU, memory capacity and USB 2.0 requirements are not met.

Welcome to 1st Run Computer Services, Inc blog

2010-02-04T07:21:00.000-08:00

1st Run is an industry leader, offering turnkey solutions for Knowledge Management, Front End Production Scanning and Forms Processing. We specialize in Customized Scanning Solutions, providing both yearly Maintenance Contracts and Depot Repair support on all products sold.

In addition, 1st Run offers Professional and Managed Services for customized Solutions and maintains a fully staffed Service Bureau for data input. Our company name says SERVICE and that is what we pledge. We are world renowned for the prompt, efficient and economical service we provide to companies, large and small.

On this blog you will find a detail presentation of the products and services that we offer.

If you have any questions, please call us or email us. We are here for our customers.

Enjoy!!!

1st Run Team